Tale 4, Family legend

Helen felt like she was about to have a heart attack. She couldn’t believe what was happening, she remembered the stories her grandmother used to tell her; about how Helen’s great, great, great, great, great, great-grandmother Flora, had wanted to be an explorer. Flora had left home to travel the world, and had failed to even go eighteen miles to the next town. Exhausted from her exposition pretty little Flora collapsed on a nearby riverbank where a beautiful young man also rested.

“Fair lady.” Said the young man with a voice as light and smooth as a gentle wind on a spring day. “Fair lady, would you by so kind as to direct me to the nearest town?”

Now Flora was a young woman fast approaching the age of marriage, so when this beautiful young man with eyes that could easily melt the coldest maidens heart asked of her such a simple thing, Flora fell in love instantly and knew that she could not let this man go.

“I could do more then that kind sir.” Flora said, smiling to show off her dimples. “I am on my way to the nearest village in fact and it would be my pleasure to escort you there.”

“Why thank you fair lady.” Said the young man, he caught Flora’s hand and kissed it. “I am most inclined to except your offer.”

Flora smiled brightly, happy that she could spend more time with this delightful young man. Little did she know that this “kind sir” was in fact a vampyre.