giving a node as a hand was gestured towards the seat, vlad took his place at the table and sat with mild comfort. once seen as a better brother than any of his own, the two could only tolerate being in the presence of one another. how times had changed them
                           ❛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ sᴇɴᴛ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ǫᴜɪᴛᴇ ᴅᴇᴛᴀɪʟᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜɪs ᴍᴇᴇᴛɪɴɢ ᴡᴀs ᴛᴏ ᴇɴᴛᴀɪʟ. ʏᴇᴛ ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴅᴍɪᴛ ɪ ᴅᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅ. ❜