Kings of Awakening Vampires and Purebloods by Arantes

was what had been keeping them alive. There was trash on the street that made the road look awful.
    William’s men started hollering at the people to make way as they stared at the guards. There was no silence in this street. The wind started blowing the sickly smell of rotted garbage from the trash. Now Sonia was cold and it smelled awful. The streetlights looked as if they hadn’t been replaced in years.
    I’m surprised the king allows electricity here , thought Sonia.
    There isn’t a market here anymore, too many thieves lurking around. The doorways of the ho uses are all locked and barred.
    “Why is there so much poverty on this side?” asked Sonia.
    “In this land, if you want to live comfortably, you must serve in King Henry’s army. He believes war will set his people free, so in doing so, he doesn’t help his people with food or give them handout,” said Samuel. “Join his army and he will make you rich.”
    What a cruel thing to do , thinking Sonia. No wonder king Henry wanted the war to keep going, he had an endless supply of servants. King Victor would never dare do such a thing . She saw a young child watching her with hollow eyes. He looked as if he hadn’t been bathed or fed in days. He sat on the corner of the street, begging people who were begging for gold themselves. Sonia guided her horse toward him and she got off.
    Sonia handed the little boy what little gold she had with her. The boy looked as if he had never seen this much amount before. Sonia’s smile brought happiness into his eyes. It was a good thing she at least had packed her gold.
    Angelione and the others watched.
    “So where are we starting? Do you have a lead or anything we can use?” asked Angelione. 
    “There’s an old woman who claimed she saw a man who looked like Aleister,” said William.
    “We’re not sure for a fact, but if it’s true then this could be useful for us,” said Samuel.
                  Angelione approached Sonia and told her it was time to go. Sonia looked back at him with sorrow in her eyes and got on her horse. It broke her heart to see children living like this.
    They made their way deeper in the poor district, which only made it tougher for Sonia.
    “Over there, that’s where she lives,” said one of the guards. 
    The house was old and it smelled of rotten trash, this whole city smelled of rotten trash. They entered to find her sitting on her chair. She was an old frail woman with wrinkles around her face, gray hair and black eyes.
    “There she is,” said Samuel.
    The woman was mumbling something, Sonia could not quite understand.
    “She’s been repeating the same thing for days, ‘white flames,’”
    “White flames.” The word white flames sounded familiar, Sonia had remembered Albedo mumbling the same word. She turned towards Samuel in realization, “white flames.” It’s just a coincidence .
    Sonia and Angelione approached her. She seemed apprehensive. “Don’t worry, we are here to help, we can catch him if you can give us more details.”
    The woman stared at Sonia, noticing how beautiful she was, and slowly she started to calm down. She put her hand on Sonia’s cheek and said, “You’re beautiful.”
    Sonia smiled, “Thank you. Can you tell us where you saw Aleister?”
    She stared into Sonia’s red eyes.
    “We have been trying to make her talk for almost three days and here you come,” said one of the guards. He was a bit surprised. Sonia had a big effect on anyone that she met.
    “I can do better my dear. I can show you,” said the old lady. “I have the ability to exchange memories with anyone I’ve touched.”
    “So you’re a Pureblood,” said Angelione.
    The old lady put one hand on her head and the other on Sonia’s head. Her hand felt cold. Sonia started to see her memories, and she began to see Sonia’s also. While witnessing her memories, Sonia saw a young man that fit the description of Aleister. It was snowing that night; the man stood