Jonathan could only blink, after all these centuries it would finally be over. Damn he wanted to shout it from the rooftops but of course 'til the sign came he was still powerless to do anything. With only about two weeks 'til all the clans get here he had a hell of a lot of work to do. Plus as he thought not only the mage council but the vampire council were going to be there, wonderful as if they wanted to be human even a second.
Jonathan had to think quick as he always had, if anything came out before everything was ready he could kiss his ass good bye. Sure he was powerful more than any other mage, but that wasn't any good when you were against one to two hundred others almost as powerful, they might not get him at first. Hell he might even kill half of them but there were too many that had been around far longer than him. Jonathan spent the rest of the day coming up with a plan, it all depended on timing, plus, here Jonathan smiled a few hundred well placed friends.
Two weeks had past now and I still hadn't the chance to talk to Lana, damn it, it was like she was under lock and key. Hmm this was going to take some cunning and a little bit of insulting to get her back in the open. I wasn't sure if she was agreeing with the plans of both councils or not, but I damn sure was going to find out. That night I sent a message to her knowing I'd get an almost immediate response I was already miles out of town. I'd been at the rock quarry almost two hours when I felt a presence approaching, this time I tripled my wards she would not ignore me, and I wouldn't answer to a fucking lackey.
"I suggest that you leave, this will be your only chance open your mouth and you're dead." I spit out, again he must have been a newly formed with a sneer he tried to deliver her message. He was dead before two words left his mouth.
Smirking I had my wards sweep what was left of him away, then waited again. It was only an hour later I felt her and several others approach, including that frilly boy I had broken the jaw of.
When they walked into my camp I stopped all of them, "what I have to say is to Lana only, I...," I started.
"Too bad you simpleton we are to...," was all the lackey got out as his head left his body.
"Now then, if any other wish to actually die, speak now, that way, I can clean up now and not later. That includes you pretty boy though I have no such qualms about killing your ass!" I spit out, a look of pure hatred staring at Pennington. Ah! It is so satisfying to see the enemy piss their pants! Motioning he had all of the guards back out of camp though they could still hear what was being said, laughing I brought a silence ward around us.
Lana stared at me an intense look of hatred and something else, damn when had she gotten so hard to read?
"Jonathan there was no need for all of this!" she started pissed off.
"No need?! For 2 weeks I have tried to talk to you, every time pretty boy was there to refuse, saying you were asleep or away. You'd think he'd learned his lesson when I broke his hand, you don't piss me off, you know better than anyone I would think or is another lesson needed?" I stated.
"NO! I did not know he had done that, I will speak..." Lana tried to amend.
"No!" I shouted, "I should have destroyed him, as I should have when he came here to insult me again!"
Lana's eyes grew large, good now I knew this wasn't her idea, but I had really mucked things up losing my temper.
"To you Lana, I will apologize, not that pompous little wanna be man or vampire, I'm still not sure of what he is." Here Lana laughed, a truly delightful sound, one that went deep into me healing so much that had been destroyed and hurt.
"I am afraid this will be the last time I am able to see you," Lana said, "Father and mother will be here within a day or so."
Nodding I had suspected as much my own family was due any day now, sighing I thought I really didn't want to see father right now, or mother again.
"Something is suspicious Lana, for pretty boy's father to invoke all three of our memories. The simple fact that he doesn't believe yours or Gregor's is an insult enough for your father to declare war. Though knowing your father as I do I'm not sure he hasn't already." I said.
Lana gasp, she hadn't thought of this as she too had heard rumblings from the Pennington's land but had chosen to ignore them, now she wished she listened closer.
"The thing is I know I was set up that night I'm not sure by who but I know it, I am very close to having the evidence when the councils meet." Here I watched Lana's face again she was shocked not an easy thing to do to a vampire though at the moment she was all human.
"Jonathan we only have a week 'til they start arriving, you have to make sure it will stand if you go against a vampire clan. Especially one like theirs that has been accruing the favor of more and more of the lesser clans." Lana cried.
I'd heard of the many 'gifts' that they had been sending a lot of the lesser clans to sway them to their cause.
"Yes, it is starting to make sense now; it has to be what they are doing. Lana warn your father tell him the lesser clans are going to move on your clan and mine. Warn him, I see the war that's coming, unless we can reduce their numbers soon, we'll be outnumbered. For some reason I feel I am at the center of this, I have more power than anyone but they know they could take me down without a problem, unless..." I stopped looking at Lana the bewildered look on her face was quickly turning to rage, a rage I hadn't seen in years.
