Exton

The phone rings just as I am preparing for bed. It is Tourmaline with news. One of the shifter patrols has encountered one of the supposed ghouls, too late to stop the killer, but he fled without his prize, the body of the unfortunate victim. I ask for the location, belt Nemesis in place, swirl into my cape, and I'm in the car and away to the scene of the crime.

Would that I could reach Mistress Nyx, but the lady comes and goes at her master's will, and is seldom accessible to any other. I must do what I can on my own.

When I arrive, I blanket the entire block in a "stay-away" glamour and then step out of the car. Daniel is the leader of the patrol who interrupted this latest crime, and his report is short indeed. Still, it is a minor victory; though we were unable to save the victim, the murderer was forced to flee without that which he came for, and the victim's body may tell me more about our enemy. I put in a call to Sweeney and Mole while the shifters reverently load the latest victim into the hearse. I leave a message, outlining in brief the events of the night, and ask them to attend upon me as soon as possible.