Hog immediately turned back, and then he saw the Duke's Guard of the Blood Vulture Clan spread their wings in the twilight, descending onto their positions. Each flying vampire carried two non-flying vampires; those were members of the Thorn Clan and the Blood Fear Clan.
Bonnie, holding Andre in her left hand and Babro in her right, descended while the Wise Wolf looked around but could not see Sir Murphy.
"Stop looking, Murphy said he needs some time to 'change outfit'."
The pirate captain vampire, loading bullets into his beloved hunting rifle, said in a sour tone:
"That guy is determined to make a 'heroic entrance' today."
"But Murphy also asked me to pass a message to you, Mr. Hog."
Andre drew his Grey Claw Sword, speaking gently to the Wise Wolf:
"He told you not to worry, today's battle is sure to be won. Murphy said rather than focusing on the direction of the war, spend more time thinking about how to persuade the Whip-tail Chieftain after night falls.
