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uds gathering within her. "This is a state tourist
attraction, and the rules say it closes a half-hour before sunset. Be a good
little Countess and go back to town, eh?" the guard finished, and started
laughing at Victoria.
"Open the gate." There was no mistaking the tone. It was a command,
_not_ a request. I could almost see the lines of power radiate from her.
The hair on the back of my neck stood up, and I shivered slightly. The
guard's laugh died in mid-ha (he got an "h" out). He slowly turned, heading
for the castle gate. His partner came running to the car, gun drawn. I
could see his eyes. Contact.
"Put the gun down." I wasn't about to find out how much a gunshot wound
would hurt, not after having been knifed. My anxiety must have added a lot
of oomph to my command. Immediately, his gun arm dropped limply to his side.
His hand opened; the gun clattered harmlessly to the ground. The first
guard's actions had alerted the other guards. They grabbed their enthralled
comrade, keeping him from the gate. Victoria and I changed into bats and
attacked. We bit the remaining three guards, then commanded them to sleep.
After the gate had been opened, we drove the car into the courtyard.
There were souvenir stands all around: "Genuine Vampire Fang", "Official
Vampire Hunter Kits",
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