At the Thursday night, Knights of Walpurgis meeting, Vladimir Von Dread apologizes for failing to protect Rachel from the dangers at the end of Book Three. Then, he kneels and gives her what is to become one of her favorite possessions: a bracelet that lets her talk to him or to her boyfriend, Gaius Valiant, at any time.
It is a heady experience having the young Adonis that is the Crown Prince of Bavaria kneel before you in a room full of his cronies and hangers-on, as heady as fine wine.
But Rachel’s luck does not hold when she tries to talk to Freka Starkadder, Princess of Transylvania. When the other girl goes running off to the loo, Rachel has no idea what she said that set her off.