Part 3, Chapter 2, Marius: Coming Together Summary

Marius, Santino and Pandora arrive at the Sonoma compound. Marius has healed almost completely by the time they reach Sonoma, and he marvels at how strong he has become over the years. Marius recognizes Maharet as the blind twin, and that she has stolen her eyes from a victim. He realizes that Maharet is the only true immortal. She's the only one of the first brood or following generations who has never gone dormant. He also realizes that the dreams of the twins were not sent by Maharet, but rather by her sister Mekare, who must still be alive.

The gathered vampires reiterate the fact that if the queen is killed, they will all die. They remember how Mekare and Maharet were placed into stone coffins and sent east and west on the oceans, how...