*blinking her eyes open she feels as if she's had the worse blood hangover ever*

"Aiiiiiiigh! What the...*looks around*Well, Hello Demon, nice howdoyoudo huh?"

*rubs her head and sits up feeling woozy and trying to get her eyes to focus*

"Ven? is that you?" *squints* "Mercy Girl, you've been away awhile *smiles to her*Welcome back!"

*tries to stand and go to the bar for a little 'hair of the dog' but quickly sits again*

She sits in solitude
Upon the velvet chair
Locked inside the tower
Her mind beyond despair
Her hair is the color of fire
Her breath as sweet as rose
She sees the world beyond the glass
This is what she knows
The fates aren't always kind
The gods aren't able to cry
And when your heart is broken
It's not enough to die
Life goes on for everyone
No matter the circumstance
When given the opportunity
Be brave and take a chance
The woman in the tower
Is as silent as a stone

Lost in a world I built myself
I'll hold it on my shoulders
A place for everyone else
Keep you safe as I can
Down in the darkness I will stay
To hold you in the light.

Lost in my world,
Wandering the land I shaped.
Empty...Lonely...No one to hold
Walking away...I watched you go
I'll keep to the shadows

With the sun setting behind him, Vlad slowly crept up the walkway towards the Inn, something he hadn't done for quite some time. He paused at the doorway, for he thought he heard the sounds of laughter coming from within its walls; that was impossible, of course -- no souls had entered the Inn since he closed it a couple of years ago.

With little effort, he removed the planks that had been boarded up over the doorway, and pulled a rusty old key out from within his cloak. With a scream, the lock slowly turned and clicked, and he pushed open the door.