The vampire brushed the hair out of his face and squinted ahead.

"Looks like a round feeder..." As they got closer, the structure did not burst into flames or give off any eerie chanting. "Me and my brothers used to climb these when we were kids."

He put out a hand and picked at the rust that had built up on the edges of the thing. He gave it a little shake and instantly regretted it when a shower of small insects from the saplings fell on him. He swore and swatted at his shirt. CATERPILLARS. HORRIBLE BABY CATERPILLARS.

"God!"