Rumalin kept walking, her heart pounding in her chest like a blender. The palace was massive. She gazed with awe at the tall grass it looked as though it hadn't been trimmed or mowed in years yet amidst the weeds grew daisies and lotus flowers, shaded from the sun by the overgrowth. Ivy climbed the metal fence surrounding the grand estate. She murmured to herself:

"This place is strange... and rather gloomy. And what kind of flowers are those?" A seed of doubt took root in her heart.

Rumalin’s thoughts: Did Svetlana mention anything about these flowers?

As she walked along the well-paved gravel path, she heard a faint murmuring in the distance. Her instincts screamed at her to flee, especially when she recognized Svetlana’s voice approaching.

She stumbled toward the palace entrance a door made of antique, expensive pine that stood in stark contrast to the dreary atmosphere outside and the completely broken-down well. She pounded on the door frantically and urgently; the knocks echoed inside. A voice called out from within:

"Just a moment! We’re coming don't break the door down!"

Another voice replied from inside:

"WAIT!, Alin maybe it’s Mother and Jibanili... maybe they’ve finally COME BACK!"

Rumalin trembled, seized by fear. She was trapped; her own feet had led her straight to the birthplace of the Tiger Vampires. Voices called out from inside, and then Alin and Liyaro opened the door, while Jibanili and Svetlana appeared from behind her.

She called out:

"Rumalin! We just NEED to TALK PLEASE, don't run away!" Allen opened the door, and with lightning speed, Romalin who seemed shocked shoved him aside, rushed into the house, and stood there for a moment... before staggering from the exhaustion of her run and collapsing to the floor with a heavy thud.

Allen’s eyes widened.

Allen: "WHAT... what HAPPENED? Who is this girl? And why is she in THIS STATE?"