The Baron Nicolae stood on the roof of his castle, eyes wild red and darting around. His body was tight and poised to attack anything that got too close. Small flickers of flames danced around his body, singeing the long coat and cape he wore. Two large horns curled back from his head and a tail flipped in the wind as his wings curled around him.<br/>"Too many to tempt tonight," he hissed as he dug in his pocket for a map. "Too many and too few...I suppose tonight we'll have to settle for killing children."<br/>He tapped the parchment on his chest twice before sticking it back into his pocket and glancing at the sky with a nervous grin. He sat down on the roof in relief. It was dawn. He could go inside and ignore the world for another day, constantly worrying what the next night would bring. And though Nicolae was changing back from Demon to Human man, he knew there were worse things on the way. He stood, stretching his now wingless shoulders and sighed heavily, turning to walk inside. His face was wrinkled in disgust - he was going to kill innocent children if the dawn hadn't caught him. His considerations of moving to the outskirts of town or up into the forest filled his mind.<br/>He sat at his favorite oak table and buried his face in his hands.<br/>"If I don't stop all of this by making a choice, God only knows what Hell will choke me."