after freeing abronsius, who is half-frozen, they re-enter the castle. alfred again seeks sarah but meets herbert instead, who first attempts to seduce him, and then, after alfred realizes that herbert's reflection does not show up in the mirror, reveals his vampire nature and attempts to bite him. abronsius and alfred flee from herbert through a dark stairway to safety, only to be trapped behind a locked door in a turret. as night is falling, they become horrified witnesses as the graves below open up to reveal a huge number of vampires at the castle, who hibernate and meet once a year only to feast upon any captives the count has provided for them. the count appears, mocking them and tells them their fate is sealed. he leaves them to attend the ball, where sarah will be presented as the next vampire victim.