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Death, as that seemed as befitting a name as any for a weapon wielded by me, she who kills . The good luck charm was a feather that Danny had given me, when he’d let me see what he would have looked like with wings. I’d always thought all angels had wings, but it turns out that only archangels do.
    Danny helped me strap on the knife. I could manage the feather easily by myself.
    “Where do you suggest we go?” I asked.
    “Nowhere near the corridor, fall, temple or underground tunnels,” Danny cautioned, counting off on his fingers the areas that were out of bounds. “Anywhere that you didn’t frequent on a regular basis should be fine. I can always pick up a trail for you.”
    I rolled my eyes. “Well if I’m going to take us there, I need to know exactly where there is.”
    Danny produced a map and pointed south, to an area along the edges of what used to be the border of the territory he’d patrolled for aeons.
    “We start there and work our way north.”
    “Okay,” I said, offering him my hand, “grab hold.”
    As soon as Danny slipped his hand in mine I transported us to his chosen destination. We landed in a very small clearing, big enough for about eight adults.
    “It’s a bit of a squeeze,” I said. “What would’ve happened if I missed?”
    He chuckled. “We would’ve ended up inside a tree.”
    That sounded like a bad thing to me, ending up inside a tree — landing in anything really — so why was he laughing about it. I folded my arms across my chest.
    “And that’s funny because?”
    He grinned. “I would have liked to have seen the expression on your face when you either broke through the tree in a flap, or transported us slightly to the left or right.”
    I was somewhat miffed. Considering I hadn’t been doing this since the dawn of time like some people, and I’d never been given proper lessons, I thought I was doing okay.
    “I don’t find that humorous at all,” I replied through gritted teeth.
    I turned to walk away. Danny grabbed my arm to stop me.
    “I’m sorry,” he said, continuing to laugh softly. “I shouldn’t tease. That’s your domain. There’s a trail — a single vampire — heading north-west. You were going in the wrong direction.”
    I pressed my lips tightly together to prevent my mouth from running away with me and giving him what for, though my eyes betrayed I was furious with him. Danny was smart enough to realise that he shouldn’t push it and took off at moderate pace. I ran after him. I’d found running was a great way to improve my mood and burn off anger and frustration.
    Within an hour we’d caught up with the solo vamp, just as he was about to disappear down the entrance to a tunnel. I transported the three of us to the ranch — an abandoned copper mine that the vamps steered clear of because of a stench only they could smell. I drained the vamp dry in the lights, on the journey there — the lights were part of the in-between place when we travelled from one location to another.
    “You really need to add all the entrances to the underground tunnels we’ve found so far to your map of the region,” I said. “We could then get a good idea of exactly how large the vamps underground network is. If ever we need to smoke them out we have to know how many entrances to target.”
    “It’s done,” Danny said. “When we get back to the cottage you can take a look. The map will be waiting for you.”
    “I love it when you get things done straight away,” I cooed happily. “Most men procrastinate when a woman asks them to do something.”
    “We need to dispose of the body. Did you want to venture into the mine for a look?” Danny asked. I nodded my head. “Shall I carry it or will you?”
    “No, it’s okay. I’ll take care of it,” I said.
    I slung the body over my shoulder. It’s amazing how much lighter a bloodless body is. Even if I hadn’t drained it dry I would’ve easily managed. It was one of the advantages of the new and