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Lucid stepped into the library, pleased when his gaze found Seth already there.
"I think I may have figured out why those people are after Lyra." he said pleasantly, striding over to a shelf of books. He began to look thorough all of the books on the shelf, going to the next shelf when he didn't see the books he was looking for. "See if you can find the book of Ancient Races, and I will show you."

Lucid turned and gave Seth a slight glare.
"The Unicorn one." he said then started up the stairs to the second level. "I think it has a pale blue binding with gold lettering on it." He began looking through the piles of books that lined the railway of the second level, looking for the book in question.

Lucid took the book once Seth was safely at the bottom of the ladder. Turning, he strode over to the fireplace and sank into one of the huge armchairs there. He then carefully began unweaving the wards that he'd placed upon the book for safety when he had first obtained it. Once the guards were gone, he opened the book, blowing the dust off of it. The pages were old and yellowed but the thick black writing was still very clear.
"She has a mark upon her forehead, right where the horn of a Unicorn would be." he said. "She also told me that her blood was very rare and could change colors. When a Unicorn is in human shape, they first bleed red, to fool whoever is attacking them. But if you wait long enough, the blood turns silver." Carefully turning the pages, Lucid read the script with ease. "It says here that young Unicorns still show a mark of their horn while in human form. She can't be that old." He looked up at Seth. "A Unicorn's blood is the most powerful blood of any living being. She told me that the men who captured her when she was still just a child let a vampire feed from her and that it did things to him. Bad things. He became severely addicted to her and allergic to any light. That only happens when the blood is taken without permission."

Lucid heaved a small sigh.
"Maybe the people who are after her don't know that. After all, this book is the only book that was actually written by a Unicorn. He gave it to my grandfather after my grandfather rescued him from a hunters trap. It isn't exactly like there are that many Unicorns to ask these questions." he said quietly. "According to the text there are only two Unicorn on this plane of existence at any given time. They are made of light and holy magics and travel here from their own plane through a magical opening."

Lucid shrugged.
"Maybe they thought that if they consumed enough of her blood, they would become as powerful as the Unicorns. Some people get lost in the power possibilities, and forget to think logically." he said, then closed the book, setting it aside. "They weren't too far off the mark though. The Unicorn itself cannot be destructive, since it's holy by nature. But if someone else with less then holy intentions, or in this case ill intent, the powers gained from the consumption of the blood could be used for evil purposes." Lucid leaned back in the chair and closed his eyes. "However, if that is the case, then someone is already able do cause such chaos. There was the vampire that drank her blood." He opened his eyes, glancing worriedly at Seth. "If he comes here, he might cause far more damage than I thought. She said that he was the one that always found her and took her back when she ran away. And if he's a vampire, he'll have formed a blood bond with her the very first time he drank from her."

Lucid started to protest this, but thought about it instead. Seth was right about one thing for sure. If Lucid drank Lyra's blood, he could block the other vampire from having any kind of connection with her. And if he couldn't, he knew someone who could. There were very few pure blood ancients left in the world, with Lucid and his grandfather making up most of the list.
"That could work, if Lyra was willing to help." he said, smiling at his son. "I knew some of what I taught you sank in. Even if it was only a little bit." Reaching out, he picked up the book, tucking it safely between his arm and his side as he stood. "I guess I shall go drop this off in my chamber, go feed, then go talk to Lyra again when I get back."

Turning at the door, Lucid gave Seth a glare.
"That was not nice." he said, but smiled all the same. "However funny that may be, I had better never hear you call her that again." Shaking his head, he made his way out of the library and headed toward his chambers, all the while chuckling about Seth's comment.