Writing
A 12-year-old boy recalls his friendship with Matei, a man who profoundly influenced his childhood and helped him build a closer relationship with his father.
Vlad Țepeş, otherwise known as Vlad the Impaler and Dracula, fights the Ottoman Turks on the battlefield and the Hungarian Boyars in his court.
A police officer is investigating the disappearance of a colleague's young boy. His key seems to be the "dark skinned" friend of the boy about whom nobody cares, including the police.