Marta, Van Helsing, and Mayor Hunyadi gasped loudly in unison.Marta, Van Helsing, and Mayor Hunyadi gasped loudly in unison. Marta had stopped hissing, and her face was normal, but she didn't move from the corner. The boy, a teenager, spoke. "Auntie Victoria?" Simon Van Helsing's jaw dropped, as did his hand holding the cross. Marta left the corner, ap- proaching him warily. She circled, still a respectful distance away from him. Benjamin walked over to Victoria and hugged her, giving her a kiss on the cheek. "Nooo, Benjamin!!!" Simon roared. "She's enthralled you lad! Snap out of it!!!" He raised the cross at Victoria, who just looked at him. Marta began her attack, moving like lightning, but stopped short as if she had run into a brick wall. Simon attacked my wife, pushing Benjamin away. I decided that enough was enough. I grabbed him with one hand, and dragged him to a chair. I forced him into a sitting position. (I'm getting stronger every day.) "Auntie, are you all right?" the boy asked. Victoria stood up and nodded, straightening her hair. "Yes, Benjamin, I am. Benjamin, this is my husband, David. David, meet my nephew, Benjamin." "Nice to meet you Ben - " Simon squirmed in my grasp. "Oh _sit_ still, would you? If we had wanted to kill you, we would have by now. You must have realized that your cross doesn't work, and neither does your holy water. |