Jorick gave the redhead a cold stare. "Go away."
Sorino shook his head and motioned Verchiel inside. "No, no, come in. Come in. Perhaps you can appreciate the implications. Whether Lilith is truly the first of the vampires remains to be seen, but at any rate she is an ancient, far older than even the Kugsankal. Imagine the power she will possess - that the one who wakes her will command! It would be a pity for Malick to control such power."
"But he needs the Heart to wake her," Katelina said. "And we have that."
"For now." Sorino picked up several sheets of paper from the floor and stacked them neatly. "He will eventually take it from you, one way or another." He caught Jorick's eyes for a moment. "No doubt he will exploit your weakness."
Jorick's jaw tightened and Katelina looked from
