He moved into the kitchen to see if he could find Clarice, but all that was in the room was Kasen. He didn’t look any happier than Stephen felt. “She is out of doors with Master Vinnie. They have been out there for over an hour.” Stephen started to the door, only to stop when Kasen said his name. “Sire, may I be so bold as to ask you what you are going to do once you go out there?” “I suppose whatever I was planning will piss you and her off, so why don’t you tell me what I should do?” He hated himself as soon as the words left his mouth. “I’m sorry. I’ve been a real bastard for the past several days and I don’t know what to do about it.” “I’m sure you do.” Stephen waited for him to say more, and when he didn’t immediately, he looked out the door to see that Vinnie was talking to her and pointing to the trees. He looked up and saw a beautiful hawk there and wondered if it was their friend, Hawk. When the bird came down and landed on Vinnie’s arm, he figured it wasn’t.
