Capture a Tongue

Having classified Blood Puppets as the highest rank, Lancelot and Bedivere believed it was impossible for one to appear in an ordinary vampire household, so they quickly settled on a target.

They only needed to head for the largest, finest houses in town that still had lights on.

Their choice proved correct. Before long, they found a vampire residence whose owner had likely been a local noble while alive. Tall, massive walls separated several houses within from the town outside, making it look like a small fortress.

Bedivere: How do we get in?

Lancelot: We sneak in. This is the last place we need to investigate. Even if we're discovered, we'll just start fighting.

Having made up their minds, the two confirmed there were no magical defenses before climbing over the wall. Once they had successfully infiltrated the place, both became more cautious.

This was different from wandering around outside and being mistaken for someone of a certain status. If they were discovered here, it would mean trouble.

Fortunately, the two were skilled fighters. Along the way, they encountered two passing vampires, knocked out five servants and seven guards, then dragged them all into concealed corners and dislocated their joints and jaws.

They were all ordinary humans rather than vampires. Clearly, even after becoming a vampire, the noble here had no intention of sharing vampire power with his servants.

Soon, at a house slightly smaller than the largest one, the two identified their target through the details of her treatment. She was not a Blood Slave or a Blood Servant, yet she was an ordinary human attended by Blood Servants. She could only be a Blood Puppet.

She was a pale-skinned woman who was unquestionably alive. She was not a vampire, and although she was dressed far better than the