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Madaood night The crowd had been with her; the volunteers fro with her She sensed their skepticism, their unbelief, yet, by the end of the show, she had made believers out of all of them Of course, with her powers, it was easy to read their minds, to call up incidents from their past, to tell the

She loved the crowds, the applause In days gone by, she had been an actress, a singer, a s, a spy for worried queens

Ah, she ood times they had been

She shivered as she stepped out of the theater and felt a brush of preternatural poeep over her

Khira!

The area reeked of the older vampire&039;s malevolent presence

For a moment, Rosa stood rooted to the spot It had been years since she felt fear, centuries since she had been in the presence of a vaer than her own What to do, what to do? And then it was too late to do anything

Khira htly "Khira I had heard you were in the city, but I didn&039;t believe it What brings you here?"

"Boredos "Such an interesting spectacle you put on this evening" Her eyes glinted like blue ice - cold, impenetrable

"You were there?" Rosa exclaiullible theseKhira was not one to visit or make s clarity

With a shake of her head, Rosa took a step backward "There&039;s no need for violence between us I&039;ll leave the city toht"

Khira smiled It was a predatory smile - cold, merciless "There are too many vampires in this part of the world" Her voice was flat, devoid of feeling

Rosa stared at the other va into hter chased her down the street