River was woken by the sounds of Vivian's blood curling screams. She had rolled off of him at some point and was now writhing on the floor, her eyes wide open but sightless as she screamed. Moving quickly, he checked her for any possible wounds. Finding nothing that would explain her sudden fit, he picked her up and carried her to the sitting room where he laid her on the floor. Whatever was causing this, was doing it from within her and there was nothing that he could do about it.<br/><br/>"Damon! Astar!" He yelled, hoping that they would hear him. There was no way in hell he was leaving Vivian alone like this.<br/><br/>Astar came running down the stairs. "What the hell is going on?" He demanded.<br/><br/>"I don't know!" River roared. "If I did, do you think I'd be yelling for you?! Where the hell is Damon?!"<br/><br/>"He's upstairs with Jade. She's the same as this one." Astar nudged Vivian with his foot. He gazed at her for a moment and snarled something under his breath.<br/><br/>"What is it?" River asked. Vivian's screams had quieted, but he still had to raise his voice to be heard.<br/><br/>"It's the work of the Black King." Damon interrupted. Jade was in his arms, moaning and struggling against him. Both Astar and River noted the jewel around her throat. "She was fine until she went to sleep. We need to wake them up, and then we need to ward the absolute hell out of this place. If they're not safe when they're sleeping, they're not safe at all." He kneeled and set Jade down next to Vivian. She immediately curled up into the fetal position.<br/><br/>"Let me see if I can help." Lillianna said quietly as she entered the room.