Inner circle.

Angel DeRuin is a timid creature, fresh from her clan initiation. Her roots are unknown except to her mistress and confidante, Akasha. To other clan members, she seems to be merely a wraith that has occasionally been spotted darting through the shadows of the DeRuin castle. Other1s wonder why this ragged young childe was ever admitted into their midst, but she is the chosen of Lady DeRuin herself, so none might question her station. In her mortal days, she was called Angelina McGee. However, she will no longer respond to that name. "Angelina is dead, and I was the one who killed her!" is the most comprehensive reasoning available at this time.

She holds none of the flair and seduction that other Kindred of this era seem to possess. Often, she could just be mistaken for a deathly white mortal sixteen-year-old with sad, china-doll eyes. Her aura is faint and her words are quiet. Others believe that her early years as an immortal must have scarred her in some terrible way - otherwise, it would be impossible to explain the long, jagged scars on her arms and torso. (All scars gained in life are smoothed away by the vampire blood, but ones gained as an immortal might stay with you as long as you let them.) She claims no ancient blood-ties, although it is rumored that her family can trace back to Morgan DeRuin himself. Her maker remains unknown, but it is common knowledge that Akasha knows the secrets of her past, and simply chooses not to speak of them, perhaps, for Angel1s sake.

Akasha is her sole friend, but as the years go on, a bond between her and Ember, the feline Kindred, has slowly formed. Angel prefers to seclude herself in the castle library where she has set about to her immortal life1s work: To chronicle the clan1s history. Night after night, she spends scrawling away, often all the way from twilight, to the pitch black hours right before dawn. Sometimes she is seen walking with Akasha through the streetlights, exchanging quiet conversation. Those that see them suspect that they are sharing stories. In Angel1s blood flows stories that go back past the beginning of time and according to her, they surface constantly, often in the form of dreams.

Although her past in mysterious, she has promised to share it in the chronicle of her own life. Until then, the mysteries will only be known to Lady DeRuin. And as Angel is fond of saying, "I think Kashi likes it that way!!!" !