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Neona translated the response to Norjee He replied, then hurried froer She turned to Zoltan "Norjee wants to help us fight Master Han Tenzen offered to teach hi to let a seven-year-old fight"

"I know But there’s no har him some self-defense And he’s so upset, I think it will be best to keep him busy"

Zoltan sat on the bed beside her "There’s on boy’s s And he’ll know exactly where to find theer safe in Beyul-La"

"I’ons"

"Oh, my God My mother will throw a fit"

"What else is new?"

She winced "No one will envy you for your new e" He stiffened suddenly "Does that ree to ht you were talking about sex"

She gave hi about sex"

He grinned "So you’ll ain"

He kissed her hand "It’s not every day that a vampire wins the heart of a warrior princess"

A half hour later, Zoltan was in the cave at Beyul-La, while Neona re a blood test and an X-ray that Leah had insisted on The queen sat stiffly on her throne while he explained the urgent need for evacuation As expected, she exploded with anger

"This is all your fault!" she screa our world! Why can’t you leave us be?"

"If we could leave you here safely, ould," Zoltan replied "But there is no doubt that Darafer and Master Han will coons The only way to save them is to move them"

"How can I expect you to save the!"

"We’ll find hi to locate Master Han’s camp Darafer probably took the boy there"

"What will they do to him?" Freya asked

Nion--"

"They’ll treat hi that was the truth "Most likely, they will be good to him in order to win hiood boy He’ll never side with the resisted, Master Han ht resort to threats and even torture The boy had to be rescued before that happened "We’ll save Xiao Fang But right noe have a chance to save the other children And the eggs We have to grab that chance before it’s too late"

Winifred sighed "He’s right"

Lydia nodded "We have to do whatever is necessary to keep theers on the arons? If this demon is so powerful, what place on earth will be safe?"

"We have a place," Zoltan said "It’s called Dragon Nest Acadeons there?"

He shook his head "It’s naanesti It’s a school for hybrid and shifter children, where they can be safe and free to be theon Nest would becoons You are, of course, welcos"

Nima’s eyes narrowed "Then you will take on Nest? I uardian"

He nodded "Of course With your perht"

Nih "I don’t suppose we have any choice"

"How are the babies doing that Emma took?" Tashi asked

"Very well," Zoltan replied "I saw the one a bottle"

"What rong with the inside the eggs with their lungs closed off, they needed sos to work Leah inserted a tube down their throats and pumped soh of relief "Thank God"

He stepped outside the cave and called Angus on his sat phone A group of Vamps materialized by the entrance to the cave It had been easy to find volunteers to teleport Nis across Europe to the school located in the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains of New York After leaving Dragon Nest, the Va the moon, until they made it back to China

Jack had volunteered, so they could stop in Venice, where he would visit his wife and new baby Connor had volunteered, so they could stop in Scotland Ian’s wife and daughter lived at Dragon Nest, so he wanted to go Robby and Jean-Luc had offered so they could stop in Texas to see their fa to see his wife and twins JL was going so he could visit family in San Francisco

Their first stop would be Zoltan’s castle in Transylvania As soon as the sun set there, they moved out

The rest of the Vaather up all the weapons and any surviving supersoldiers Later, they would return to Tiger Town to do their death-sleep The shifters would remain in Frederic’s valley and Beyul-La on the lookout for Darafer in case he uard both valleys

Another hour passed by the time Zoltan had a chance to drop by Neona’s house and drink two more bottles of spiked blood He picked up the black jewelry box and teleported back to the clinic at Tiger Town

Neona was resting with a sleeping Norjee curled up at the foot of the bed "How did it go?" she whispered "Did they take the dragons away?"

"Yes How are you doing? Hoas your X-ray?"

"Good I’e of her bed and opened the jewelry box "I brought these"