On the cliff, he lay upon his stomach, watching the carnage taking place below them. "They took our food" he murmured in a low undertone, feeling Kennedy tensing beside him.
"Yes, they did." Her gaze searched out the vampires that tore havoc into the village. "There won't be anything left." she grumbled as she lowered her arched shoulders down to the ground, her fingers digging into the earth.
"Do you recognize them?" he asked, turning to look back at Anna as she approached and lay on the ground next to them.
"No, but then again...." Anna shrugged as she settled down shaking her head at the loss of life. Then again, how many would they have killed if the places had been reversed? "Not the kids," she murmured, for even now she found killing the young very difficult. Moreso than others. Definitely more than the vampires that raged in the village.
He looked again to Anna. "You need to stop with the soft heartenedness. I can't believe you've existed this long and still have part of your soul."
"I'm not soulless like they are." Anna replied, as they watched the departing backs of the vampires.
"I'm not soulless." He retorted. "I just refuse to let something that I can't change bother me."
"You can change it, ...we don't..." Anna began.
"Look..." Kennedy spoke up, drawing their attention as he pointed to the group. "look..they're taking three of them. That means..."
"Their pack grows and ours shrinks again." he said as he rolled to his back and growled, staring up at the sky. "We need more. We must hit the other village before they do. We need to change as many as well can."
"That'll take days," Anna retorted.
"We don't have a choice...do we?" as he turned again to look at the departing vampires. "It's like the old ones said...they'll wipe us out until we start taking matters into our own hands. We hit the fort tomorrow."
"No...they are needed." Anna protested.
"We need them more." he said as he stood and with one final look at the vampires, he turned and walked away. Kennedy and Anna followed more slowly, but follow they did.
