Chapter 16

Here Lord Vidon thought a moment, “Well almost everything, the Triog wars 1000 years ago, I decided to not listen to her, had I, none of us would have been here now.”

“I know the feeling,” Tom said, “It was the same during the Mage war 1200 years ago I had to go but Evelyn insisted that I stay, it was war, and I couldn’t, though I tell you, it damn near killed her!” Lord Vidon nodded, “Yes, if I remember right, Vishnew told me that if I were to be destroyed she’d no longer be able to go on. I miss the old days when loyalty was far more important than anything else.”

“It’s this new world that they discovered in America, it has given freedom to the masses, they feel they no longer have need of us it’s a shame though the power that we wield will still be there just not believed in as much.” Lord Vidon answered.

“I think it will always be those with the money that will always have the power, I don’t see that changing any time soon.” Tom said.

“My son especially, strange thing I can’t contact the Mage council.” Tom told Lord Vidon.

“Strangely enough the vampire council has also been indisposed the last two days, strange things happening in these strange times my friend.” Lord Vidon said. “Since my keep has none of the female presence at the present time what say you and I retire there ‘til such time as the females decide that they have need of us again eh?”

Tom’s eyes lit up he always loved to go to Vidon’s keep, the history there was somewhat older than that at his keep. “Uh,” Tom started, “you wouldn’t still have that 500 year old scotch would you?”

“For you Tom, I think we can break out the 700 year old!” Lord Vidon replied.

Walking off neither saw the young boy take off for the keep. Reaching the front door the boy ran all the way up the stairs to Evelyn. “I saw them both Lady Evelyn!” The boy exclaimed out of breath from running, “They were both heading to Lord Vidon’s keep.” Leaning close he whispered, “They were talking about drinking old stuff called scotch!”

Thanking the boy Evelyn walked into the room to tell Lady Vishnew.

“Oh dear!” Lady Vishnew laughed, “It appears that our husbands feel as if we no longer need them!”

“What make you say that?” Evelyn asked.

“Why my dear they are both human and they’re going to get drunk. Remember the last time they pulled this?” Lady Vishnew asked.

Evelyn’s eyes got huge, “the Triog wars! I believe not long after Tom discovered that they were both human around each other. I also remember they were drunk for well over a week! Ugh! I also remember the smell! Vish we have to stop this!”

“How do you propose we do that? Remember the last time? We both ended up pregnant, sorry but I am far too old to be that way again!” Lady Vishnew said.

“Oh hell!” Evelyn cried, and then laughed herself, “You are so right! Something needs to be done though, I don’t think I’ll ever get that smell out of my mind!”

“I might have an idea for that, though I’m going to need your help with that. We’ll have to wait ‘til they pass out a while before we do it though.”

Two days later both Lord Vidon and Tom Timmings awoke both sporting hellacious hang overs, looking down at themselves then at each other, they both started to laugh. They were both were sitting on several sheets that were in fact all around them, plus the fact that they were both stark naked did nothing to deter the laughter. They’d both just sat up reaching for another bottle when there was an enormous explosion off in the distance.

Both stumbled out the door holding their heads and stomachs, looking to the west they both saw the huge column of smoke rising from what Tom saw was near the council headquarters.

Lady Vishnew and Evelyn were feeling pretty good, the plan they’d carried out would at least insure that the keep wouldn’t smell like a brewery or worse a drinking club that their husbands had frequented before. They were just sitting to have tea when up stairs they heard Lana screaming at the top of her voice. Rushing to her room it was taking all the four women in the room could do to hold her in bed.

“NO! NO JONATHAN! DON”T DO IT! PLEASE!” She was screaming over and over. Then there was a sudden explosion west of the keep. “NO JONATHAN NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!”

Then Lana was unconscious, Evelyn started to feel a huge power moving toward them. Oh my god! It was Jonathan! His power was huge many, many times greater than the other day when he brought Lana to the keep. ‘I have to keep her safe,’ Evelyn thought, quickly she changed Lana everything about her Jonathan wasn’t the only mage that could do a wipe. Grabbing Lady Vishnew and Lana; Evelyn flashed them both to a small shack between both of the keeps.

Tom and Vidon watched as something streaked over head heading to Tom’s keep. Thanking Vidon, Tom started to stumble toward his keep, though they both felt they weren’t wanted any more Tom still felt he had to protect the women of the family. Just out of site of Vidon’s keep he felt his power start to return, flashing quickly to the keep, he found no sign of his son, wife nor Lord Vidon’s wife. Now what the hell was going on? It had felt like Jonathan flashing over but he hadn’t felt him leave. Searching the keep he found his daughter hiding in a corner a look of terror on her face.

“Trina!” Tom yelled getting no response from her, he turned her face to his.