Serenity took a deep breath and called on her magic. Instantly her eyes were drawn up to the brain. Flashes of purple ignited in clusters. His testosterone levels were off the charts. She had never in her entire career seen anyone with levels that high and she had treated unit warriors after battle.
"Vivi, what exactly was in the treatment you gave him. The exact components," Serenity asked, keeping her eyes focused on Magnus.
"We used an older vampire's blood then mixed it with Caspian's to ensure compatibility and to prevent any type of bonding," Vivi explained.
"You're telling me the only thing he received was two strains of vampire blood?" Serenity asked.
"Yes."
"Who was the other donor?"
Vivi hesitated.
Serenity could understand the reluctance to share names, but in order to help Magnus she needed to know. "I'm not asking to be nosy and I am bound like any other physician to confidentiality. What you tell me, stays with me," she promised.
"You might as well tell her," Sebastian said. "It is bound to come up in conversation later anyway."
"It was Gavriel's blood," Vivi answered.
"Hmmm." Serenity continued to watch the lights flash in his brain. To her it looked like the Fourth of July. No wonder he was restless. His brain was sending mixed signals to his body.
"Hmmm? What?" Vivi asked.
"You said older vampire, right? Magnus is pretty old, can I assume Gavriel donated because he's older?"
"Yes, much older. In fact, he's probably twice Magnus' age."
Serenity blinked and turned away from Magnus to look at Vivi. "Really?"
Vivi nodded. "Gavriel is our Dark Prince, the son of one of our Originators. He's over ten thousand years old. We thought his blood was the answer, but then this happened," she pointed to the restraints.
Serenity looked around the room. "Does anyone have a walkie-talkie?"
Meryn pointed to Ryuu. "He has mine." Ryuu held it up.
"Could you call Gavriel down here please?"
"Of course," he said and lifted the walkie-talkie. "Gavriel could you report to the Rioux quarters please."
Meryn scowled. "You never use the call signs," she muttered. Ryuu winked at his charge.
"On my way," Gavriel replied.
Meryn giggled. "I bet he thinks it's Beth. He'll be here in two seconds flat."
"You would be right," a deep voice said from behind them.
Serenity stared. "How fast are you?" Her eyes narrowed. "Or were you just close by?"
Gavriel raised an eyebrow. "Is that what you called me down to ask me?"
"No. I'm trying to help Magnus. I was told you donated the blood for his treatment."
He inclined his head. "I did."
"Are you helping uncle?" Beth asked, walking into the room. Immediately Gavriel pulled her close to his body. She gave Serenity a lop-sided smile. "I didn't mean to interrupt but I heard Gavriel getting paged and came down." Serenity could see the wealth of love Beth had for her uncle. It had nothing to do with him being a prince. From the way she smoothed her hand over the sheets Serenity could tell that Prince Magnus was adored by his niece.
"You're not interrupting at all, I'm just assembling some facts so I can try to help." She turned back to Gavriel. "I know this can be a personal question for vampires, but I assure you, it is relevant. Have you recently gone through transition?"