Daniel looked between Melody and her mentor. He could be a decent guy when he chose the high road, but he was still a vampire and the witch’s bristly nature wasn’t sitting right with him. She had cajoled Melody for saving his neck, done magic on his hand, and begun interrogating him about a months-old incident. He couldn’t figure out who it reminded him more of: Mrs. Holcomb, a former private school teacher who’d given him a D in English, or his grandmother, who’d given him a D at life.
“Maybe we should focus on that.” He nodded at the portal. “In case it spews anything else while we’re standing here. You ever seen anything like it?”
Re: Reinforcements arrive
Daniel looked between Melody and her mentor. He could be a decent guy when he chose the high road, but he was still a vampire and the witch’s bristly nature wasn’t sitting right with him. She had cajoled Melody for saving his neck, done magic on his hand, and begun interrogating him about a months-old incident. He couldn’t figure out who it reminded him more of: Mrs. Holcomb, a former private school teacher who’d given him a D in English, or his grandmother, who’d given him a D at life.
“Maybe we should focus on that.” He nodded at the portal. “In case it spews anything else while we’re standing here. You ever seen anything like it?”