So after saying goodbye to akanay and Gregory Damien went to his study room to train his shadow ability and he also asked for a glass 🍷 of blood the servant came to the room put the glass and excused themselves.
They probably thinking that he would drink it but they were none the wiser after last night hunting our young vampire has concluded he need to train his blood controlling ability enought to use as bullet and whips at first and later on like arrow or javelin and suit like armour if he can keep using passively as he mastery over blood grow so this glass blood was for training.
He started by concentrating on blood but nothing happened then he taught that his blood ability was magic so he started using mana like magicien the blood in the glass become restless like a tornado in a sea .
After he started imagining a round shaped bullet in his mind at some drop of blood emerged from the glass and converged to eachother making a bullet close to the ones hi imagined then he turned to the window and used mana to fire and it flies away probably hitting the nest of some bird or disturbing the sleep đź’¤ of some animal.
As time passes his control over states becoming natural and it felt like he could feel spell model in his mana space which will validate his theorie that his bloodline power where a spell model that will make training a must to amster them and also further studying as a mage will help make his own magic spells based on them.
After he doubled a little whit his shadow power it felts less natural than controlling blood he didn't know is because his affinity with shadow element is medium or because it got from under animal so another thing to study and experiment 🧪 with.
When he looked outside it was already time for dinner so he went to his room he found some formal attire prepared for him probably by some servant under the instructions of Crowley he must give to him even at this rundown barrony where he is the top noble and where no-one there to criticise him he is a model butler.
After sometimes he was ready he went down to the dining room where dinner will be held in honour of akanay.
As he went in everyone turned and welcomed and he did the same after he said a couple of words of encouragement and highlighting the value of achievement of akanay and it's impact on their future endeavours.
After he talked with Jean and manid about the recruitment state they assured while they hadn't reached the target of 1000 but they will probably reach it by the end of the week as conditions giving to the recruit are good as for materiel, equipment and training they will start tomorrow implementing them for the training and for the logistics they have to make do with what they have until the end or the beginning of next week for blacksmith finish made the necessary weapons and Armor.
While Damien was having a good conversation with his entourage in another part of the barrony more precisely in Manheim town a groupe of people where having a meeting about him.
They were sitting in a spacious room decorated with extravagant style chairs made of the finest wood 🪵 and the best couching so the sitter have a good time.
A table decorated using marble and different kind of precious rocks like sapphire en the edges of the table mirroring the ones in the chairs.
But the most eye catching element in the room is a throne like chaire put in middle of the room and high above the others showcasing the importance of the person sitting on it.
In the room five people where present first Francis Drake s we'll known pirate captain the same group who accepted the invitation from the chamberlain or the self proclaimed owner of Manheim looking he was literally the embodiment of what you call from the attire black hat ,long grey coat,frilly poet's shirt, waistcoat, loose trousers, sea boots and finaly a cutlass for a weapon and chewing something.
Next to him was sitting the leader of th so called Manheim merchant association Carl bourbon wearing deep blue Long overcoats , short jackets and trousers made of fine wool playing with a silver coin in his hand.
Facing them was sitting the captain of the town of Manheim rick setrauther a staunch ally of lord Dylan and if rumours to be through his is a medium level 1 knight and wearing his guardian armour.
Finally the last two persons are Elton the personal butler of lord Dylan and rumered to be a low level 1 magician and finally sitting on the throne like chaire is the lord himself dylan.
After a while the butler started talking:' the lord has called for metting today to share with everyone here the lasted news we got from our spies in the capital of the barrony Walachia that the new baron has arrived '.
Hearing the news didn't have much impact on them as they where anticipating his arrival the first to speak is the traitor Dylan.
Dylan said' I would like to hear your opinions on the matter on how to proceed with dealing with him?'.
Drake spoke first:'in my opinion lord we should seize the moment and attack him before entranche himslef in the town and put his head on a spike'.
Rapidly rick rebuked him :' this can only giving from uneducated man like you who don't know anything about noble dealings first while our lord has got the town of Manheim as reward for his service he is still technically under the lordship of the Walachia barrony second even if this Damien a good for nothing he still a former member of the Pendragon clan and a grandson of the curren grand-duke so I suggest feinting cooperation for the time being until we finish fortifying the town and training the army'.
Lastly to speak is the merchant :' while I kno nothing about warfare I know how to deal with competition in trade in my humble opinion I suggest sending a delegation to open trade between our town and at same time hire some vagabonds to test the readiness of his forces and also to give something to focus on it instead of us'.
After hearing this Dylan kept tipping to the Handel's of the throne befor saying:' we will adapt bourbon plan we test him so Drake contact some few of your old friends and facilitate their attack on the baron and as for the delegation bourbon you should chose who participate in it and discuss it with Elton for arrangements to be made'.
Then he stood but before he stared walking he faced his captain and said:' while they use every mean to increase the numbers of the army and train for the war to come is understood '.
They all stood and bowed to him while he was going out.
After that the butler:'i hope you all do your work diligently '.
They all said and walked away .