>>5812718>>5812739>>5812755>>5812765>>5812825>>5812826>>5812855>>5812925>>5812948When demanded to cooperate by revealing his fellow conspirators, he refuses, coyly playing at being ignorant. When told that if he would not cooperate, he replies that his task is done, and his life means nothing. A warrior steps forth to slit his neck as his demoness mother laughs, before she herself is put to death. Unlike her son, her body bursts into flames; she does not die, but is rather sent back to where she came from. It is clear, however, that her work is not done and will be carried out by her spawn hidden amidst the populace.
The Regina's credibility drops to an all-time low; people call for a change in leadership, and the assembled council of warrior-priests, priests and other community heads agree: no descendent of the white-haired half-vampire twin brothers is fit to lead. The sylvians, in particular, threaten to pull thier support from the civilization if it is led by tainted blood. To maintain order, the civilization must be led by another. No matter how well the descendents of the half-vampires led the people, such as the dynamic duo of the brother and sister of the age prior, and no matter how well the current scion is liked by the heads of the communities, the public outcry of their 'tainted blood' means they will never again have the support of the masses.
However the risk of one of these half-demons becoming Rex or Regina is far too great, and so a new dynasty must only be established after the crisis is past. The slain body of the half-demon is inspected, and there is no physical difference between it and a normal man's, meaning that they could very well fool enough people into earning a spot to compete to be the next ruler.
It is clear enough that the spawn have some plan, though its full reach is not yet well known. Whatever knowledge their mother has left them with, some infernal magic or rituals, must be stopped before it can bring ruin to your people.
The Regina is despondent. She wants so desperately to help her people, but is now seen as a pariah, merely due to the circumstances of her birth, and so can do nothing without risking making the situation worse. Even though she carries tainted blood, she was not raised with the explicit goal of being used as some nefarious demon's pawn---even though she ended up being as such anyway. She seeks comfort with her only true friend, the dragon, confiding in him her despair. He alone listens to her and comforts her, for he knows her heart is true.
