felt like a kindergartner who had correctly identified her colors. “Now, you should know that we refer to each of those groups as a Passel. Within the Clandestine Ternion there are three Passels; Vampires, Guardians, and Hunters. ” Janette continued, “What do you think each of those Passels does?”
If Cadence had known this was going to be a quiz, perhaps she would have had more coffee or gotten more sleep. “Well, I know what Vampires do,” she said, starting with the easiest one. “Obviously, they kill humans and drink their blood.”
“That’s true, some of them do that, amongst other things. Go on.”
“Well, I assume that Guardians guard things—uh. . . people . . .uh . . .Passels? And I think that Eliza told me that they guard Hunters, right?”
“Yes, that’s correct,” Janette confirmed.
“And then, I guess Hunters hunt—Vampires?” she looking for confirmation.
“Very good!” Janette said clapping her hands together. Jamie and Eliza looked pleased at Cadence’s answers, but also amused that Janette was so impressed by Cadence’s simple responses. “Let’s go a step farther, alright?”
Cadence nodded and her grandmother continued.
“What you must understand is that there are forces and powers beyond your present human understanding that balance the Clandestine Ternion and keep things in order. There are some rules that you must recognize and there are some laws that simply cannot be broken. Let’s go over those, alright?”
Again, Cadence nodded, still trying to figure out how she fit into this picture.
“First of all, a Vampire is not capable of killing a Guardian. If a Vampire could kill a Guardian, the entire Ternion would be off balance and things would quickly spiral out of control. We would end up with a world ruled by Vampires.”
Cadence needed some clarification. “Wait—are you saying that they are not physically capable of killing a Guardian or they truly cannot kill them?”
Eliza chimed in this time, “Cannot!” she said, shaking her head from side to side vigorously.
“Okay,” Cadence said, understanding. “So, if Vampires could kill Guardians they would just kill them all and kill all of the Hunters and kill all of the people?”
Three heads nodded up and down confirming her assumption.
This made perfect sense to Cadence, though she wondered why whoever made this rule didn’t just make it impossible for anything to kill anything, but that was beside the point at this juncture.
“So can anyone kill Guardians?” Cadence asked. The room went silent and Cadence got the impression that she may have crossed a line or jumped ahead.
“We’ll get to that, I promise,” Janette said, trying to stick to the order she was taught to follow while explaining the Ternion. “Vampires can kill Hunters and of course Hunters can kill Vampires. However, Guardians also guard against Hunters wiping out the entire species of Vampires.”
“What? Why?” Cadence asked, thinking it would be a great idea to just completely wipe out all of the bloodsuckers and do away with the problem completely.
“Because, believe it or not, Vampires do serve a purpose,” Janette explained. “When they do their job correctly, Vampires clean up the under-belly of the human population. They eliminate evil and corrupt humans.”
Again, Cadence had to check the room to make sure she understood correctly. She looked at Jamie this
If Cadence had known this was going to be a quiz, perhaps she would have had more coffee or gotten more sleep. “Well, I know what Vampires do,” she said, starting with the easiest one. “Obviously, they kill humans and drink their blood.”
“That’s true, some of them do that, amongst other things. Go on.”
“Well, I assume that Guardians guard things—uh. . . people . . .uh . . .Passels? And I think that Eliza told me that they guard Hunters, right?”
“Yes, that’s correct,” Janette confirmed.
“And then, I guess Hunters hunt—Vampires?” she looking for confirmation.
“Very good!” Janette said clapping her hands together. Jamie and Eliza looked pleased at Cadence’s answers, but also amused that Janette was so impressed by Cadence’s simple responses. “Let’s go a step farther, alright?”
Cadence nodded and her grandmother continued.
“What you must understand is that there are forces and powers beyond your present human understanding that balance the Clandestine Ternion and keep things in order. There are some rules that you must recognize and there are some laws that simply cannot be broken. Let’s go over those, alright?”
Again, Cadence nodded, still trying to figure out how she fit into this picture.
“First of all, a Vampire is not capable of killing a Guardian. If a Vampire could kill a Guardian, the entire Ternion would be off balance and things would quickly spiral out of control. We would end up with a world ruled by Vampires.”
Cadence needed some clarification. “Wait—are you saying that they are not physically capable of killing a Guardian or they truly cannot kill them?”
Eliza chimed in this time, “Cannot!” she said, shaking her head from side to side vigorously.
“Okay,” Cadence said, understanding. “So, if Vampires could kill Guardians they would just kill them all and kill all of the Hunters and kill all of the people?”
Three heads nodded up and down confirming her assumption.
This made perfect sense to Cadence, though she wondered why whoever made this rule didn’t just make it impossible for anything to kill anything, but that was beside the point at this juncture.
“So can anyone kill Guardians?” Cadence asked. The room went silent and Cadence got the impression that she may have crossed a line or jumped ahead.
“We’ll get to that, I promise,” Janette said, trying to stick to the order she was taught to follow while explaining the Ternion. “Vampires can kill Hunters and of course Hunters can kill Vampires. However, Guardians also guard against Hunters wiping out the entire species of Vampires.”
“What? Why?” Cadence asked, thinking it would be a great idea to just completely wipe out all of the bloodsuckers and do away with the problem completely.
“Because, believe it or not, Vampires do serve a purpose,” Janette explained. “When they do their job correctly, Vampires clean up the under-belly of the human population. They eliminate evil and corrupt humans.”
Again, Cadence had to check the room to make sure she understood correctly. She looked at Jamie this
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