Jorick shoved Katelina behind him, but not before she recognized two of the intruders: Senya and Bren. They'd been at Oren's mansion in October and had helped murder his wife and children. Katelina would never forget their twisted faces lit by flickering fire light and smug righteousness.
She wasn't the only one. With a cry of rage, Oren seized a flowered armchair and hurled it towards them. The Executioners jumped out of the way; Bren and Senya to the right and the other three to the left. The chair shattered against the wall.
A lone battle cry sounded from Traven's ranks and the remaining vampires snapped into action. Traven neatly stepped in front of Jeda and barked orders to his seven vampires. They fell into formation around the three Executioners who'd landed on the left side of th
