In the year of our Lord 1786, people of Romania had a difficult time, for you see, something was amiss late at night. The dogs would howl at nothing but the mists. The ladies would run home to their men as if they could protect them from what lurked out there.

But I am getting ahead of myself. As you might imagine, I am somewhat of an authority on things that go bump in the night...

Now what makes my story unique, as you may or may not have guessed by now, is that I am Veronique, a woman, and most of the women who try to deal with these unpleasant matters do not survive for very long, as they tend to get overly emotionally involved. Myself, I have never been burdened with such girlish frivolities.

Now that you know a little bit about me, I shall return to my story...

I arrived in Romania on a cold, damp evening. But already, I could sense that something was not right here. Call it women's intuition, call it what you will, but I knew it was something, because it sent shivers down my spine,it was the presence of pure evil. I have sensed it before many times before but not quite so strong as this,It was so strong i felt it as soon as i got off the carriage!

It was like a putrid smell,I almost gagged several times here,had lots of times to turn around and did not-though i am wondering why? Was it my pride, honor-or really just my greed! I was met by the Mayor and a man whose name was...? How can I forget a man i just met a few moments ago, the man I almost fumbled over when getting out. It's on the tip of my tongue, but my brain won't let me say it. Hmmmm I wonder why that is?

I met Antonio as was requested and he showed me to my lodging area, where I quickly settled down and took a nap, or should I say tried too...The dream did come again as before, but this time far more intense. I was running from a pitch dark blackness that seemed to surround me, whispering from everywhere all at once that I would not get away. I woke up just as the darness engulfed me. I met the mysterious man again but as soon as I met him I forgot. I was sent here to do a job and I would be damned if I was going to get sidetracked, so I picked up my stuff and headed for the castle, but when I got there, I expected to see an ugly, hideous thing, but instead saw a very handsome regal man.

As my eyes met his, I felt a spark deep within my soul, like I'd met the one I had been searching for all my life. He walked towards me, and I seemed to be hypnotized by his presence. He told me his name was Sevix, and that he had been waiting for me for a long time, and that he was lonely. He told me he could make me immortal just like him, but I would have to give up walking in the light of day. But I would have him to be with for the rest of my life. He broke his gaze and said "the decision is yours."

I nodded my head "yes" in response, and once again, he walked towards me, this time with a smile upon his face. He said "you shall not regret this decision." He turned to my neck and a moment later, I felt like two needles were pushed into my skin, and I felt some sort of liquid running down my neck. I thought to myself "this must be blood."

After he was done, with blood around his mouth, he gave me a big, deep kiss and said "Welcome, my wife. May you never regret your decision..."