"What... what do we do?" Jaden asked, clearly distraught over what was happening.

"Simple." Vincent replied, approaching Desiree, and subtly putting a mana-tracking beacon on her.

"Go with her." he said.

"If things start happening that aren't according to the drow's plans, they might panic, and things could get ugly." he explained.

"I'll call in help, we'll go to where she takes you, and take it from there." he said further, taking out his cell phone and dialling a number.

"All... all right..." Jaden responded, as he hesitantly took Desiree's hand.

"Something urgent." Vincent responded.

"I need to speak with Syraene." he told her.

"The sooner, the better." he then said.

"Jaden's very life MAY be at stake here." he informed her.

"And if it isn't, I am extremely worried for his safety and well-being right now." he then added.

"Actually, showing up may be best." Vincent replied.

"I'll be at home, in the kitchen." he told her.

"Please send her ASAP." he went on, as Kalin went down to the den.

Sure enough, she found Syraene there... but what she was doing was anyone's guess. Elves were mysterious creatures, drows moreso than other elves.

"Sorry to suddenly bother you like this." he then apologized.

"But I fear this qualifies as an emergency."

"Yes." Vincent replied.

He then took a small breath, and explained all that he knew. Which, granted, wasn't much... but it was still enough to make things very concerning.

"We can follow my mana tracker." he told her.

"I don't know just how sinister this is, but I think we can both agree that it's not good." he said.

"I'm strong, but I think it's going to take the strength of another drow to free Desiree... and I'm pretty sure your daughter has her hands full right now." he added, referring to Ashley, and how she seemed to be babysitting Chris.

Vincent nodded.

"We'll leave immediately." he said.

With that, the two of them joined hands, and disappeared from where they were, appearing outside an abandoned building. When they looked inside, they saw that Jaden was NOT faring well at all.

But they could tell it was because the drow had been using Desiree to attack him.

"Coward..." Jaden muttered.

"Using Desiree like this." he spat.

The drow just laughed in response.

"Your connections to others make you weak." he replied. "True strength comes from believing ONLY in yourself, and relying on no-one else but YOU." he told him.

"You're a disgrace to your proud vampiric kin." he then declared.

"They'll thank me for doing them a favour." he snickered.

Vincent nodded in response.

"Please." he said.

"This is hard to watch." he told her.

"Such a despicable act." he then growled, narrowing his eyes.

"Desiree must be in immense emotional pain as well." he said further.

The male looked back at Syraene, and shrugged.

"So I deviate a little." he said.

"I like vampires. They can be so charming." he said further with a smirk.

"Well... REAL vampires, anyway." he went on.

"........" Jaden was silent as he noticed that Syraene was here, and then shook his head, coughing a little... and it sounded rough, as well.

"Halfbreeds really shouldn't exist." the drow then said to Syraene.

"So I'm putting the poor thing out of our misery."

The drow was silent as Syraene said what she did about her daughter.

"...excuse me?" he asked.

"She is?" he asked further.

He then narrowed his eyes a little, and stared at her.

"A halfbreed of WHAT?" he asked.

Vincent raised an eyebrow as he heard he confidence in Syraene's tone.

Meanwhile, the drow looked ready to wet his pants.

"E... E... Encrae!?" he exclaimed.

"Wh-wh-what are you doing HERE?" he then asked.

"I mean, surely one such as yourself has other things to do than spend it with someone like me." he reasoned.

"After all, your other daughter is the reason we're even HERE right now." he said further.

"Of course not." he replied.

"But... but I'm not doing anything to you or your family." he said.

"I'm just minding my own business." he told her.

"Well... minding THEIR business, technically..." he muttered, referring to Jaden and Desiree.

"Regardless, why would you care about something like THIS?" he asked her.