Eve
Dr. Blackwood set the file down carefully, his voice dropping to barely above a whisper. "And because it's Vassir's horn—his chalyx—that's powering these illusions and mind control, having a part of Vassir in him through inheritance..." He paused, meeting my eyes with profound understanding. "Elliot might have partial dominion over the chalyx itself."
Victoriana leaned forward sharply. "You're saying the child could counter Darius's vampiric abilities?"
"More than counter them," Dr. Blackwood replied, his scholarly excitement barely contained. "If Elliot carries Vassir's essence through his father's bloodline, and if that essence recognizes the chalyx as belonging to its original host..." He gestured to the documentation. "The evidence is already there. The boy sees through illusions that fool everyone else. His howl commanded obedience from someone under vampiric compulsion. These aren't random abilities—they're manifestations of inherited dominion."
