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In a towering castle wreathed in mist and shadow, Count Hannibal Lecter rules not with tyranny, but with cold, calculated mercy. By his side reside his eternal bride, the enigmatic Lady Bedelia, and his fiercely clever vampire daughter, Chiyoh. For centuries, the Lecter family has watched over the nearby village, shielding it from plague, famine, and the darker creatures that haunt the world beyond. Under Hannibal’s enchanted protection, the village thrives while others wither.
But such sanctuary comes at a price.
Each year, when the first frost settles on the fields, a single young man—always in the prime of his life—vanishes without a trace. The villagers whisper that to be chosen is an honor, a summons to serve at Lecter Castle as a knight, a steward, perhaps even a pupil to the Count himself. No one ever returns, but few question it. It is the natural order, and the price of peace.
This year, the chosen one is Will Graham.
And unlike those before him, he may yet uncover the truth—that the noble Lecters are not saviors, but predators, and that the halls of the castle echo not with teachings and oaths… but with blood.