He awoke to to a conversation happening in full swing.
''A wandering elf?
How did you get here, especially past the safety and protection wards?"
A soft velvet voice answered the Queen's question.
''A feeling led me straight in, making use of the weak points it was quite unproblematic.''
Did the elf just call the wards weak?
''Somehow I was lead straight from the faraway mountains to this child.
A vampire child.
I was under the impression that such a thing was deemed impossible?."
"His name is Adrian Amias Amdis Acheron and he shall be taken at face value, no matter the so called impossibility.
Adrian didn't immediately hear a response, so the elf must have nodded.
"Now name yourself!."
Father was tense, time to wake then.
"I am Aethelstan, it's a pleasure to meet."
With a rasp, he forced himself to speak as well.
"...aethel..."
The room stilled and only then he noticed the way his hand was still clasped on Aethelstan's tunic.
He kept hold even as mother and father held him, hugged him till he felt dizzy.
"Please stop, he feels dizzy."
Aethelstan rubbed his forehead before his eyes widened in realisation as did the others.
"How did yo---?"
"I-i don't know, it..it just felt that way.
Something must have happened with the touch, the reason I came here.
That reason is you."
"Me?
What did I do?"
Ah right, he did push that button.
But he couldn't tell them that, it didn't seem they had that ability.
Although his own was practically absent, the one making the button appear.
Unexpectedly relief was flowing between them, acceptance as Adrian couldn't ignore the growing intrigue of this strange, unusual situation.
"I would like to know, you said you were in the mountains, then how did you put come here so quick?"
"Adrian, how abo-"
"Come Ianthe, let's leave them to speak.
They need to figure this thing between them, the missing pieces they found within each other.
Adrian if something's wrong, just call us alright?"
"That's fine, mom. I love you both."
"We love you too." "Very much so"
The words they always wanted returned no doubt and finally they received just that.
The reason he wanted to speak to Aethelstan first is because he was uncomfortable in the other already leaving.
There was something telling him Aethelstan should stay, right next to him.
"Doesn't your voice hurt from not using?"
"It does.
But that missing part, you, led me to an addicting void and I wanna know why.
You came when I called.
The question is how and why?''
"If I could, I would.
But even after spending so much time in this world I have no answer."
''This world?
Do you come from another?"
Was he like him?
"Ofcourse.
You might not know because of the circumstances but this world has a multitude of races.
Wether it be dragons, mermaids, dwarfs, elfs, vampires and so much more.
There all on this planet if only you know where to look.
The reason is a demon invasion on their and mine own planet."
Mulling over the new information, silence descended.
Aethelstan eager to fill it, eager to teach as it seemed he was good at it, started speaking more.
"It was gruesome in the way only war could be, as they descended the world's burned one by one.
Leaving nothing in it's wake.
It's a reality that will be your future as the only born vampire in so long.
Your an abnormality.
And people shall hate you for it.
Prepare yourself child."