Family Blood — Joseph Hanzlik

Framed for a murder he didn't commit, a stranger named Jared is thrown into jail. With a wizard and a thief as companions, the three stand before a panel of judges. To their horror they must either face death or agree to track down and return the children that have been kidnapped from the local village by vampires. They agree to search for and rescue the children even when burdened with a Death Spell placed on them by the wizard Grinbell, the sword and shield of the village. The company is driven toward their task, to rescue the kidnapped children and bring them back or to die in the process. They have one week to achieve their goal. Can they survive the journey? Can they survive the first part of Vampire Nation and rescue the children?