Moonlight slicks a black coach as it thunders across a dead plain. Beside it runs D, the stoic dhampir, a silhouette of grim purpose. Inside, the vampire noble Meier Link opens his arms to Charlotte, who does not scream. She chooses him, turning a frantic pursuit into a solemn vow. This is not an abduction; it is an elopement, and that single truth redefines the entire journey.
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