11. Rescue Mission
“Everyone is clear on their instructions?” Drake asked.
The nineteen vampires who had accompanied Drake to hell nodded.
“You there,” Drake pointed to one of the clean and presentable suicide vamps, “what are you to tell anyone at the great dining hall who might enquire after my presence?”
“That you changed your mind, but as you’d already accepted the invitation you sent us in your stead. You thought it would be educational for young vampires to learn of hell firsthand.”
Drake nodded. It was exactly what he had told them to say.
“You two,” he pointed to the suicide vamps that were not to attend the conversion, “what are you to do?”
“Remain here in case anyone comes looking for you. We’re also to tell Grazia you were detained on other business after the conversion,
