Cory was last to meet to him. The boy was shy made so from his upbringing. He felt a pit in his stomach after Kate said he was a vampire. He feared them. His family was living in the wrong place at the wrong time when caught in war between covens. It was rare that vampires had such inner quarrels. He was made orphaned and enslaved by them. He want to run and hide as fear nearly paralized him in his chair. Kate spoke and he her her voice and her words ran together. He was frozen.<br/><br/>Ann was seated next to him and she quickly picked up the boy's fear. Her gentle expression and soft touch broke the spell of sure terror. She wrapper her arm around him and with a whisper guided the boy into an alcove by the servant stairs. The woman motherly sat him down and held him to her. "Cory Dear ya can't be in the grips of fear. Ya safe now and his lordship will not allow anyone here tha do ya harm. Alyx needs ya and ya need him. Come now, best way to fight fear is to face tha thing that fears ya. Ya not a child now I won't have ya being so scared. Take meh hand and fallow me. I won't allow ya to be harmed. Ya knows that."<br/><br/>The young teem took her hand and held it tightly. His body shook and his eyes were transfixed in terror. She stood and he wanted to cry and scream. His body held on to her as she moved. He walked with her to the dining room. Ann brought him before Alex as he was standing by Kate. Kate saw Cory holding to Ann griped in fear. Ann took Alyx hand and placed it over Cory's. Alyx, I know little about Cory's past. I have never seem a body so scared. Kate, come with me. The lad must face his fears."<br/><br/>Ann pries Cory's hand off her and pats him softly. Kate looks reluctant at both young men. She walk out with Ann.