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Kaede turned her head sharply at the sudden sound.
The smell of blood hit her once more and she felt her animalistic instincts kicking in once more. She heard the sound of footsteps approaching and shrank into the shadows, staring out of the open doorway as the body was carried past. She longed to go after them and tear the body to shreds but some small residual sense of duty told her she had other things to do.
Skulking out into the corridor she made her way along, her dark eyes staring suspiciously at every other vampire she passed. She saw how they looked at her, with disdain, contempt... disgust. They didn't want to believe she was one of their kind.
She made her way to Haruko's office and... just as she reached the door she froze, turning to stare back down the corridor.
Far away, too far for human ears but fine for hers, she heard voices... human and yet... not human...
Helot!
It couldn't be.
Ignoring the noise, Kaede slunk into the office, her bones cracking loudly as she bowed in respect to Haruko.
Even when relying on pure instinct, Kaede could easily recognise her superiors and Haruko was someone not to be messed with. She was the more powerful vampire, the leader, and Kaede could not resist the natural submission and obedience she felt towards her.