Cedar Sweep The wheels on the bus.

idt she'd be alone while visiting the entire territory but she would be when visiting the nest unless paloma's w her. she wouldnt scoff over someone elses babies in front of anyone else !!!

the haunted sweep has chased away the little village. the vampiress now floats through it, observing what was left behind to be forgotten.

she smells it. a nest of vermin was growing here! the pale wraith scoffs when she realizes it. good riddance; they sorted themselves out without reyna having to get her hands dirty.

but she smells someone else too. another scavenger. the queen follows the trail, each step calculated so as to make as little noise as possible. when the stranger finally comes into view, reyna stands at a distance, crimson eyes fixated on the figure. if it were at any other time, reyna perhaps would've gotten closer. but at 5 weeks pregnant, reyna knows she is defending not just herself, but the little ones — the ones of sacred blood — that grow inside her.