Jorick gave Katelina a final, reassuring smile before he tore the white doors from their hinges, opening Kateesha's secret den. A motion light snapped to life. Inside, two guards shouted in surprise, "They're attacking from all sides!"
Katelina couldn't hear whether they received an answer.
The guards dashed out the door. Jorick snapped the first vampire's neck before he could raise a weapon. He dropped the paralyzed body to the snow, and bounded over it to intercept the second guard. They crashed together, both snarling, their fangs glittering in the cold light.
"Cut out his heart!" Jorick commanded her silently. Katelina blinked stupidly, and then understood the focus of his order. She dropped to the ground, the silver knife in her hand, and stared at the motionless body of the first
