Continued from here.The inn. It was an obvious place to begin the life of a wicked rumor. I made my way toward the door, quickly flicking my tongue across my teeth just to double check that my fangs were retracted into their dormant state.
I pushed the door open and entered in, pulling the hood of my cloak back off my head, and began looking around. It would have been too bold a move to directly approach a male, which was a shame because there was a group of elder men talking intently in the corner of the room. So I made my way over to where a servant wench was taking a break from her nightly job.
"Excuse me," I said politely, almost innocently, "I was wondering if I could get some information. You see, I was walking through town and heard the most remarkable story!" She seemed interested in newly found gossip, so I continued on with my act. "I heard that a man destroyed a monster that lived in that dreadful castle. A monster that took the form of a man. I did not catch the name of the monster, unfortunately. It was not familiar to me."
"Draculia..." the woman murmured in astonishment. I smiled ever so slightly. This was going to be easier than I first imagined.
"Yes! That was the name. From what I understand, he was quite the dreadful creature. But I suppose you no longer have to worry about that now. It must be such a relief for you." I smiled a friendly smile, but the woman seemed almost pale.
"I... I really must be getting back to work, my dear. Will you please excuse me?" She barely waited for my reply before quickly leaving me and heading into the back of the inn. I could hear her begin to tell my story before the door even closed behind her. Yes, things were going quite well.
I then left and found a pair of lovers walking down the darkening street. I timidly approached them and asked if they had any information on the mysterious new man who had moved into the castle. I told them all I knew was that he was terribly wealthy and might have been planning a ball. They, of course, had no information for me, but the young lady seemed especially curious.
Rumors spread like wildfire in towns such as this, so I decided to return to the castle to finalize plans for the ball.
Once in the cover of the trees, I pulled my hair out of its restrains and took wing through the shadows. Only moments later, I was again in sight of my home. I dropped again into the trees to change back into human form and walked the rest of the way and back inside.
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vanhelsing_rpg, which I maintain. Any resemblance to any person, living or dead, is purely coincidental. *snerk* I am not associated with Josie Maran, any of the other Van Helsing actors, crew, or anything. Don't bother to sue, you'll only get some strawberry Sour Punch Twisters and a hamster that sings "Kung Foo Fighting". Seriously.
vanhelsing_rpg, which I maintain. Any resemblance to any person, living or dead, is purely coincidental. *snerk* I am not associated with Josie Maran, any of the other Van Helsing actors, crew, or anything. Don't bother to sue, you'll only get some strawberry Sour Punch Twisters and a hamster that sings "Kung Foo Fighting". Seriously.
