“... Slipping into the room like a silent shadow, he stopped at the bed, peering into the face of the sleeping woman. She was having a nightmare, and the girl was restlessly tossing and turning on the bed. He was pleased to see how familiar features were twisting in pain and anxiety. The vampire bent over her and suddenly pulled back. There were two amulets on the girl’s neck. One is a small wooden amulet. The second is an uneven gray stone. And he scared the vampire even more. This stone, he knew, had not existed before. Where did he come from? “Did the castle really accept her?” – the abbot hissed, retreating to the narrow window opening. ..."