After a full hour, the situation relaxed.

But Stelle still had a thousand thoughts, some of them filled with hatred. They might be her friends, but that didn't take away from the fact that they were inferior to her.

Her blood is purer than theirs, she has a larger territory, more vampires and a better income.

What's wrong with submitting to their territory?

They would not lose their noble status and could continue their friendship peacefully. Clearly she would now have more say among the four of them and would be more admired and respected by her friends.

She just had to accept, but if they didn't, she could only do it the hard way.

The mouthfuls were big on Stelle's part, sometimes she didn't chew and swallowed immediately.

"Stelle stop thinking so much and eat properly, you will choke".

"Marta you are not my mother" She took another bite.

Almost as if she had read the future, Katerin was already getting up from her chair. Just as Katerin got up from her chair. Stelle began to choke.

She wouldn't die or anything, but it's not a nice feeling, not nice at all. Having something in your throat pressing down on you and getting in the way of your throat is very uncomfortable.

Katerin naturally stepped behind Stelle and with two just enough squeezes, with perfect strength, she was able to speak again.

"Thank you..." Stelle said as she rubbed her throat, when she looked at Katerin again "Hmph" she turned her head infrequently to avoid looking Katerin in the face.

"So you girls have already sent out the letters for the academy?"

"Yep" Marta nodded as she reached for the blood cup.

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"Yes" Stelle replied with an interested tone but obviously paying attention.

"I already want to go and see everyone, the teachers and all the staff" Valery said with a bit of reverie. The academy when she was younger was an incredible moment for her.

It was also the time when she got closer to Stelle and Marta. If it wasn't for the academy she wouldn't have connected with these two in a deep way and they would only be acquaintances.

Even before they only met a few times, so when the academy started they became closer.

Their relationship got better and better.

The imperative Katerin

The passive Marta

The one who hides her feelings Stelle

And Valery the curious one.

She remembers the many silly things, the times they got into trouble, the times they went out into the woods and got caught by the supervisors. The time they had to do summer school.

The time they went to the human world when it still existed.

It was a lot of fun. None of the four could deny it, their time at the academy was a lot of fun.

Valery hopes those times will come back in the next three years.

"I still think this 100-year thing could be done at home..." commented Stelle.

"Sure, but as the teacher said."

Katerin stood up straight with one hand holding her elbow and the other as if holding a pair of glasses.

"The academy, not only teaches them science, language, literature and many more. It also teaches you about yourselves, allows you to meet many more vampires around the world. This is a tradition created by the Moon Goddess herself, all vampires have been here and will be here at some time" Katerin interpreted with a very sharp tone to her teacher.

"haha you get better and better at it" laughed Marta in a subdued manner.

Stelle couldn't keep her lips from twisting and Valery she did let out a laugh in the most nautral way.

"I hope to see them all within a month."

"One month... ahh... I think I can already hear the teachers scolding me" said katerin while forcing her forehead a pretending stress.

"See you then"

The four of them got up and said goodbye with a big hug each, even Stelle and Katerin said goodbye like good friends.

Katerin looked back at Valery and Valery got the message.

Stelle looked at her friends again and her eyes also said more than a thousand words.

Even with the time they spent together amicably, what they discussed is still fresh in their minds.

Valeyr would have to weigh the pros and cons, but obviously she did not want submission. She liked her independence, the simple trade.

If they submitted, many things would come as the guards patrolling the city now would be forced to mix with the Viscount's guards. Gradually creating a control over their territory and turning their control over their territory into a false one.

It is clear that since they do not belong to the viscount's family, what they will do is to suppress them so that the viscount's territory can develop in a big way.

How did Valery come to this conclusion?

Easy, it is one of the many means she could take if she were in her position. But Valery has something very clear, she does differentiate the line of her friends to vampires outside her circle.

Maybe she could discuss this with Stelle another day, they could make a council for their territories to support each other and grow. That they don't get at each other's throats.

If in the end all their friendship was created only to be destroyed.

She could only regret having loved her friends so much...

None of them know the thoughts of their parents when they met, but the thoughts of Stelle's father have been made crystal clear.

Stelle was still her friend?

Valery thought about the time she spent with her and all her knowledge of her.

Stelle may not be very affectionate, but they are good friends. The clearest proof is how even though she tried to play it cool, there was still excitement in her eyes about returning to the academy.

She took her glass of blood as soon as she finished and took the last drink, leaving the crystal glass with a drop that slid down the glass to the white tablecloth.