The moment the guards moved to separate Azrael and Lyanna, Adrian's voice shook the building.
"Thornfield! To the king!"
The twenty warriors from the vampire security team launched themselves immediately at the surrounding Order soldiers. The Council chamber erupted into chaos.
Silver weapons clashed against vampire strength. Holy magic burned vampire flesh. Azrael grabbed a fallen sword and started killing the guards while Lyanna used a dagger.
"Left!" Azrael called, and Lyanna spun, her dagger cutting an Order soldier mid-strike.
"Behind you!" She shouted seconds later, and Azrael ducked under a silver chain that would have taken his head.
She had only been a vampire for weeks, but her instincts were sharp, and her new abilities were kicking in under the pressure. They kept killing the guards while heading towards the main exit. For a moment, it looked like they might defeat their enemies and escape.
Then Cardinal Matthias's voice cut through the chaos.
