I went down the stairs towards my room. I encountered a royal guard who immediately called Lt. Lestat.

Lestat took me by the arm, he led me to my room and asked the guards to leave. There in the room was my father waiting for me.

Lestat - Where have you been?

Lestat asked me, terribly upset.

Irhin - I was in the tower.

Lestat - Liar! We look for you everywhere!!

Irhin - I was there the whole time.

Lestat - I called you millions of times by your name; and you never answered.

Irhin - I was looking for privacy.

Lestat - and your room isn't private enough?

I absolved Lestat, I was already upset.

Irhin – It's not, since you ordered the royal soldiers to guard my room's entrance and you enter and leave it as if it were yours.

It was the first time that I was upset and that I was addressing someone in that tone.

Lestat - How dare you...

King Alessandro- Enough Lestat!

My father spoke to Lestat, and he stopped. He stands up from my bed in which he was sitting.

King Alessandro - I need you to leave, I want to be alone with my daughter, Lestat.

Lestat - As you order, my king.

Lestat still nodded in annoyance and left the room.

King Alessandro - Irhin, May I know, where were you?

Irhin - I was at the tower, dad.

King Alessandro - We look for you everywhere. And you weren't anywhere.

Irhin - Dad, I was looking for privacy.

King Alessandro - Privacy?

Irhin - Since Lestat is in charge of the royal guard, he has left soldiers guarding the entrance to my room. He enters and leaves it as if it were his own room.

King Alessandro - He just wants to protect you. But you still don't answer me, where were you?

Irhin - I went down the town Dad, I needed to breathe fresh air and see more than just these four walls.

King Alessandro - How dare you leave the castle? You know how dangerous is for us with those damn bloodsuckers... those monsters!

I was disgusted that my father called them that, especially now that I was completely in love with one.

Irhin - Vampire father, call them by their name.

King Alessandro - I don't care what their names are Irhin, you can't go out without at least two royal guards with you.

Irhin- I don't know what you mean. Dad, I have been here for 18 years protected in this castle. I want to travel further. I want to learn to fight, to use a sword to defend myself. To further develop my magic to be able to stand up for myself.

King Alessandro - No Irhin, you are a princess. I'm not going to let anyone to teach you how to fight or how to use a sword. Nothing of that. Your "Magic" will be the only thing you use, and it'll be just for medicinal purposes.

Irhin - and when you are no longer in this world father? What am I supposed to do? hide inside the palace?

King Alessandro - you don't need to expose yourself; the royal guard will be always protecting you and you will have a husband with you to protect you.

I turned on my feet, I was in front of my father.

Irhin - What are you talking about dad?

King Alessandro - Lestat has told me about his feelings for you.

I opened my eyes in surprise.

Irhin – What?

King Alessandro - The Van Helsing family has always been protecting our Kingdome. After his parents died, Lestat learned more and more until he became my right hand. He is a good man for you.

Irhin - No dad, I can't see Lestat that way.

King Alessandro - He wants to be able to have a relationship with you; He told me about getting to know you more. until he can have your heart. I remember a little 5-year-old girl who once told me: - "Look daddy, he is a very handsome boy!" - and those little blue safyrs glowed every time he came to the castle with his father.

Irhin - Dad I was a 5-year-old girl back then.

King Alessandro - What I'm saying is; that nobody will be able to take care of my greater treasure than him. you are the sole heir to my Kingdome. I'm so sorry that you have to go through this war between those monsters and humans. We never believed that these beings came into existence.

Irhin - Dad, have you ever tried to see any of them more closely? Know what they are like? What do they do?

King Alessandro - They are not thinking beings Irhin, they are an abomination! bloodthirsty beasts that only see us as that... food.

Irhin - Father, they were humans! How can they possibly lose their reason?

King Alessandro - Enough Irhin! you don't know anything about them.

My father raised his voice and walked next to me towards the door.

King Alessandro - I agreed that you and Lestat get closer, to get to know each other. And you are going to accept his invitations.

I was already upset, my father never let me tell my ideas. Or my logic.

Irhin - I don't accept and I will NEVER accept anything from Lestat.

My father was turning his back on me.

King Alessandro - Yes you will Irhin,  and that's an order from your king.

My father left my room and closed the door. I listened when He spoke to the guard, asking them to not let anyone get out of the room.