Adriesta!

ADRIESTA!

Gabriela!

Normally I wouldn't ask for--

Ah! Damn you, filthy scum! Die screaming!

Hang on!

No! There's a child, just over the hill! Get to her!

Are you--

Get to her! I'll be fine!

Understood!

Hey! Little girl!

I'm not little!

Get down! Fires of justice, obey my will!

Pyreflame Hurricane!

Are you alright?

I'm fine, ashy human.

You stink.

Ah, well...

Agh! I will not yield...not yet!

Fly, my blades!

Gabriela! Hang on! We're almost there!

You're hurt. Lie back.

Ah. Just some rest under the sun...

What was that, darling? Oh, you flatterer...

Grrrr! Vampire!

Stop! She's with me. Can't you see she's hurt?

And she'll die! Just as she deserves.

Let me end it!

No! Stop it!

Gabriela... Hey, stay with me! That's an order!

Hah...No one...or...ders...me...

No choice then.

What are you--no! Stop it! You want to bleed for a vampire?

Not a vampire. A friend.

Here, Gabriela. Drink.

Mmmmm... Mmmmmmm... It's so sweet...

There. She's asleep.

Your blood smells weird.

I suppose it does.

No, not that. It smells like sweet herbs and nice woods, like a warm summer day.

Oh. Uh, thank you, I suppose.

I am White Wolf Faelan, curse keeper of the Isengrim!

You are a fire wood girl.

Ah, um. Actually, my name is...

Fire wood girl! Easier to remember than long human names.

Right. Thank you, Faelan.

So, when will we kill this vampire?

Gabriela, and... No, no one's killing anyone. Not today.

You look tired. Why don't you have a seat? I don't have much, but I'm...

I...I...

Hey, are you alright? It's okay.

I...

You're safe now.

Uwahhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Oh dear.

Ugh. My head...

Hey.

How long was I asleep?

A few hours, give or take.

Mm. I haven't had blood this good for quite a while. Whose is it?

Well, it's m--

Not yours to take, vampire! Not yours.

Strong words from a child of the Isengrim. But are they just words?

Growrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

Enough, you two! Give it a rest. I gave it freely, Faelan.

You should have not!

You...did? Oh.

I...am thankful then. And I would appreciate it if you didn't mention it to anyone.

O-kay. Listen, I've been talking with Faela--

White Wolf Faelan, dead one!

Who seems to be quite far away from home. What brings a guardian of the north to this accursed place?

I am on a holy quest! Y-You would not understand!

Of course. Well, we should be going.

Y-You are not going anywh--

Faelan, do you want to come along?

I...I...

Along? Wouldn't she be dead weight?

She's coming with us, Gabriela! And you're not fighting anyone, Faelan!

H-Hmph! Okay, but you better not stop me if this dead one wants to fight me, fire wood girl!

Fire wood girl?

Ugh. Let's just go. Gabriela?

Mm. Alright then. This way.