Triangulates vampire in hiding

Vancha and Larten set off in pursuit of a vampire called Arrow who had severed
contact with the clan. The Princes wanted to know why he had cut himself
off.

Vancha found their target by a process known as triangulation. Like
almost every vampire, Arrow had placed his hands on the Stone of Blood in
Vampire Mountain when he’d pledged himself to the clan, allowing it to
draw blood from him. One of the Princes in the mountain checked with the
magical Stone and located Arrow’s position. The Prince then communicated
telepathically with Vancha and directed him.

Vancha followed his directions until they came to a house in a forest.
They arrived late at night and made camp without approaching the house.
After a short sleep, they lurked behind a couple of trees and kept watch
throughout the day. They saw a red-haired woman at work within and
around the house over the course of the day, but there was no sign of Arrow.
He appeared as the sun was setting. He came out, squinted at the sky,
kissed the woman, then went to get water as she slipped inside the house.
Arrow was a large, bald, thickly built man. There were tattoos of arrows on
both sides of his head and down his forearms. He didn’t look like someone
who would walk away the worse for wear from most fights. His scowl as he
drew a bucket of water from a well to the side of the house did nothing to
soften his tough impression.

Arrow set the full bucket on the ground beside the well, then growled
without looking up. “Come forward if you’re coming. I don’t like peeping
Thomases.”

“Apologies,” Vancha said airily, stepping out into sight. “I wasn’t sure
what the state of play was. Didn’t want to barge in and create any
difficulties.”

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The Saga of Larten Crepsley: Ocean of Blood, Chapter 16