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Re: Elysium

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When Nathan and Evelyn arrived at their destination he quickly began to take in his surroundings trying to get a feel for it. He quickly noticed the panicked looking people. He began to walk with Evelyn towards the people and listened to what they were saying to each other. All he could think was how important Evelyn was if she was to have bodyguards with her but he couldn't help but be excited to meet this Aedan person. Nathan expected everyone he was going to meet to be suspicious of him since no one really knew him so he wasn't going to be surprised if he saw people being very watchful of him.

Once Nathan and Evelyn approached Aedan he saw her incline her head and so he did the same since he was going to be representing her in what ever he was going to do. Once he saw Aedan he was nervous about this meeting but he wouldn't show it. He began to listen to what Evelyn was telling Aedan but he trusted Evelyn enough to know if he really needed to know something that she would inform him. He thought that she would have told Aedan this information before this meeting but he didn't want to think to much about it since he was more focused on making a good impression on Aedan.

Nathan listened to Evelyn introduce him to Aedan and then said "It is good to meet you Aedan." He listened to what Aedan said and gave a nod but deep inside he was nervous to be here. While they walked away he looked around thinking about what was he going to do next and if they had more plans for him. He didn't know what to think of Aedan but it was finally nice to put a face to the name since he heard the name Travian's he was curious about who they were. Nathan stood there waiting for Evelyn and Aedan to come back so he could figure out what to do next.
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Re: Elysium

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Evy smiled to herself as she watched Aedan's eyes flash between her and her new companion, amused at the curiousness. Let him remain curious as to her reasons... Even she was not quite sure of them, if she was being completely honest. Time would tell if he would be worth more as a thrall or as a Kindred, though she did have high hopes. Not expectations at this point, but hopes. It was her turn for a curious look to cross her face as Aedan asked her aside for a moment. After a moment, she nodded, turning to the young Kine with her. She could see the look of concern in Nathan's eyes, an expected reaction to his domitor being led away by a stranger. "Don't fret, Nathan. I shall be right back." she assured him before moving to join Aedan.

When they were satisfactorily out of earshot, she cocked her head slightly questioningly. Her mouth dropped open just a little bit as Aedan began to say his piece. Much of what he spoke was things she had already given thought. She began to nod slowly and then sighed. "I know, Aedan. I know I could get away with it out here..." she replied, stealing a quick glance back at Nathan before turning back to the Travian. "It is just.. well, it's not just that I want to start this off the right way in the eyes of the other clans..." She pursed her lips for a second. "I also want to be sure of my choice before making it permanent." she admitted. She bit her lower lip lightly before going on. "You can at least partially understand perhaps.. starting a new.. clan, a new empire... It is important to have the right choice for the foundation. I.. want to be sure." she said again.

Her eyes cast down as Aedan talked about her coming out of her shell. She knew the armour she wore, the wall she made between herself and everybody she came across. She didn't like it but she couldn't help it. It was a byproduct of decades of being hunted. Her eyes glanced up sharply as Aedan questioned her choice. She wasn't angered that he did in the slightest though, she just hadn't expected that. "Have you ever met someone that reminded you of someone from your past, Aedan? Someone that you had long ago failed? And now, perhaps, in some way.. you have a second chance?" she asked. She glanced back towards Nathan, but still talking to Aedan. "That is the other reason I wish to wait before choosing to sire: I want to be sure old ghosts are not clouding my judgment..." She turned back to the Travian. "Despite all of that though, Nathan has quite the skill set which also interests me: he is what is known as a... fixer, I believe. One who.. fixes the troubles of the rich, sometimes by.. nearly any means? Not such a terrible individual to keep around even if it was only for that." she added. She gave a small, grateful nod to the compliment he then paid her.

Her smile grew as the subject changed. Ah, their new puppet Sabbat. Now, that was fun. She visibly winced at the memory being called a toad and then sighed, putting a hand to her face. "I don't understand the complete lack of any class in some of these people.. nor how any of them were ever Embraced or survived this long..." she said, half to herself. She shook her head to Aedan. "I had no hand in it but I'll never live that nickname down, will I?" she asked with a furrowed brow. She gave Aedan a look to see if they were done with their private chat, and seeing that they were for the moment, she turned, beckoning to Nathan to join them.

She was unsure if she wanted her companion with her when the classless Sabbat Ductus returned but.. as she thought about it, it would be good for Nathan to see why the Camarilla were indeed superior. Why the Lasombra were superior, at least among the Sabbat. It would be good for him to know the enemy. "There, my dear.. Come over here. Nathan, recall how I touched on the subject that there are two factions? I'd like to expand on that a little, now that we are in secure quarters, my dear." she began. "The faction I mentioned bent on chaos and destruction are called the Sabbat. They were once a faction fighting an old regime, wanting freedom but they have since succumbed to chaos, having become drunk with violence and bloodshed rather than their original intent. The Sabbat bring death, crime and violence to the cities they control and are a blight deserving to be wiped out without compassion or mercy." she explained.

"That is why we are here. The Travians here, and now I, are a part of the faction that counters the Sabbat. We are called the Camarilla, an old organization. It can be.. stodgy and slow to update its traditions to be sure, but we promote peace and stability in the cities that we reign over. Of course there is crime among the Kine, the humans of cities but when the Sabbat enter the picture, their presence spreads that cancer throughout the populace of a city." She waved a hand around her. "I'm sure that you've noticed an increase in violent crimes in Jacksonville here up until now. We are here to put an end to what is causing this cancer." she pronounced.

"That being said, the Sabbat have the numbers, so we have to have the wits." she continued. "We tricked a member of their.. middle management. Tonight, at some point, he will be arriving. You, along with others of the Travians, will play the part of one of my escorts while I play the part of a high level member of their organization." she told him. She'd give him a more in-depth lecture as to the origins of the Lasombra and their place in the Sabbat later. "Learn carefully from this enemy, Nathan. They may be coarse and without class or dignity, but they are all the more vicious for it. The Sabbat are now your enemy too, my dear." she stated gravely before turning back to Aedan. "Any clue when our puppet will arrive?" she asked.
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Re: Elysium

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Cavan was nervous, a combination of his attraction to her, and self concousness of being him. He knew he was rough around the edges, and it was obvious even to him that she was far out of his league, but he couldn't help the desire he had to impress her. Not just prove himself, but blow her away, and allready he was at a piss poor start. It hadn't been long, and he didn't come entirely empty handed, but he'd wanted to be able to bring the head of the French traitor of a Tzimisce Mathieu, a ducti of one of the most powerful packs. But so far they'd only managed to murder the two gangrels of his pack. Killing his scouts would help weaken them, but even he knew it wasn't enough.

Can went back to the abandoned grocery store, it was dark, without signs of life. No vehicles near to betray anyone's presence. As he got deeper, the metal door he came through from what had been the loading dock side slammed shut, seconds later, another spolight on his face, and a loud voice came on, voice filtered, "TELL ME, CAVAN, WHAT NEWS DO YOU BRING THE HAND?" it was filled with impatient authority.

He wasn't expecting this, but he would not emberass her. He bowed low, then answered with great pompous and circumstance, "OH GREAT AND ILLUSTRUS GRAND COUNCIL OF THE VENERABLE HAND, I, CAVAN,DO HEREBY DECLARE IN MY LOYALTY, I HAVE INDEED TAKEN TO HEART THE ORDER OF THE SWEET BELLE WHO DIST COMMAND ME! ME AND MINE MEAN TO START OFF WITH THE FRENCH OUTFIT, AND HAVE THUSLY SMITED THEIR GANGREL SCOUTS IN HENERABLE COMBAT!!! AND DO HEREBY DECLARE ON MY NOBEL CHARICATURE TO RID THE NIGHT OF THEIR TRATERUS WAYS ADDED ANY OF THEIR ILK!!!" He was obviously so proud of himself and the words he had spoken, it was marvelous. A pig that thought itself people because it had been made a pet...
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Re: Elysium

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Nathan heard Evelyn call him and quickly he approached her to see what she needed. He listened intently about the information she was giving him about the faction they were going to be fighting. He was excited to finally get some more information about the Sabbat so that he could at least know some information about what he was going to be helping them fight against. Nathan didn't know what to think about the Sabbat but all he knew was that he was glad to be putting an end to their schemes in this city. He understood why they should be wiped about since all they do was cause harm for everything around them.

He continued to listen to what she was saying trying to learn everything about the organization he was now a part of. Deep inside Nathan hoped that the organization he is a part of could help improve this place and help fix everything that this Sabbat is causing to the city and the people here. Nathan knew he was going to do what ever he had to do to help the people that he is with now. He was wondering if he was going to meet any other members that is part of the organization anytime soon but he felt it would be better if got closer to the others he is with now.

Nathan intently listened to Evelyn talk about the meeting they were going to end up going to and thought if he had time to talk to the others before they continued with the plan they had. He was excited and nervous once he learned that he was already going to be helping them and wondered what was going to happen when they get there. He nodded to Evelyn when he heard that he should learn everything he could about the Sabbat when they arrived at the meeting. He waited to see what was going to happen next as he waited to hear Aedan's answer.
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Re: Elysium

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They had been waiting for the Sabbat toad now for a while but eventually he had shown up, not to where they currently were but to where they had last met with the outdated stereotype. Evelyn stared at the screen showing them Cavan with distaste... and it wasn't just for the Sabbat scum. She would have preferred to do this in person, to let the poor example of a man bask in her presence to better influence him into helping them. Truth be told, she liked his subservience. It was.. proper. Because he was merely Sabbat, she told herself. She would miss that personal manipulation this time, but she would make sure they would have time for a face to face meeting next time. Behind her, she had her new companion, Nathan, whom she had instructed to watch the events, and off to the side, one of Aedan's more technologically inclined underlings who handed her what she could only guess was a phone with some sort of... what did they call it? App? Some sort of gadget anyways that would project her voice to whatever receiver they had set up back at the old grocery store they had originally used as their base.

Taking the phone, she held it up near her mouth. "Tell me, Cavan, what news do you bring the hand?" she spoke into the flat piece of plastic and glass in her hand, letting her annoyance take over her tone. She was just a bit surprised to see Cavan, on the monitor, reacting in real time to her voice. She did enjoy how he started at the unexpected sound of it and was amused at how he quickly tried to recover his composure, performing an over the top bow. As he began to reply, Evy turned a look around on Nathan, rolling her eyes at the overly flowery phrasing the Sabbat was using. She turned back to the monitor as Cavan finally continued with the update on the task she had assigned him. The corners of her lips turned downward at his admission.

She left him to hang for a long, silent moment after he finished speaking. Had Cavan been Kine, he would have been shaking with adrenaline and worry, she was sure. She glanced over at one of the nearby Travians, one tasked with learning more about the sizes and strength of the enemy packs. She held up two fingers, mouthing the word Gangrel to which she received a nod. "Their Gangrel scouts." she repeated, not in wonder but her voice flat with disappointment. "I have given you this much time and you have only managed to kill two, lowly animals?" she accused. At this, without Cavan being able to see her, her mouth twisted into a smile. Oh, but this was fun. Had she actually been of the Black Hand, Cavan's fate at such a failure would have been.. long and painful.

As it was though, the idea of scaring him into redoubling his efforts was amusing to say the least. She tapped her fingers on a table in front of her, letting that sound travel through the phone and then paused again, waiting to see if Cavan would respond. "This is not about honourable combat, Cavan. I thought better of you. This is about cleansing our city of the enemy." she added sharply. "The longer it takes, the more likely that the Camarilla will send reinforcements to secure a beachhead in Jacksonville and more likely that the other traitor packs will dig in more deeply. We cannot take the time taking one or two out here and there. I need that whole pack dead... quickly, Cavan. I thought that I chose someone who could get things done, it seems that perhaps I was mistaken..." she threatened.

Cavan immediately began to call out, promising better, that he would live up to her expectations the next time, that the French pack was as good as dead. "I do hope so, Cavan." her voice acidic. "That you lost none of yours taking out even a measly two, I will give you another chance, Cavan. One more chance. You know that the Black Hand does not tolerate failure. I will contact you in two nights time to find out your progress." she ended, handing back the phone to the Travian near her who shut it off.

She turned around to Nathan, seeing Aedan close now as well and shot them both a smug, playful smile. "Perhaps that will get something done yet." she said. She looked to Nathan. "The Sabbat infest this city. To us, as outsiders, it would be nearly impossible to find them all and mount an attack. Urban warfare is never a pretty thing. With this, we have tricked them into sending their own against each other. They know their domains, their.. territories is perhaps a better word that you would understand. They know their numbers, and are more able to get close to the other Sabbat packs in this city. There may be innocent casualties either way, whether it be our force or the Sabbat attacking each other.. but I can guarantee, they are more likely to be able to make targeted surgical strikes against their own fellows. We will spare the humans of this city as much as we can as we have the vermin remove themselves." she explained.

She turned back to Aedan then. "Next time, I meet him with face to face, as we did the first time. Not here at our new safe house, of course, and likely not at the grocery store again, but I'm sure some other suitable location can be acquired in short order." she told him. "Perhaps a unique location each time. I'm sure the Black Hand are paranoid.. and we should be no less careful in this instance, Aedan." The smile renewed on her face. "Did you see though? See how he squirmed?" she asked with a chuckle. She shook her head. "I almost wonder what I was afraid of for so many decades... if Cavan's ilk are what make up their ranks..." She knew there were far more dangerous Sabbat out there; she had come up against some in all the years of running and she had always assumed they were the typical Sabbat.. but now she was wondering if that was indeed the case at all.
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Fade in, a room with white marble floors, and granite pillars, lit by oil lamp
an old, heavy wooden table in the center, with Cavan crucified on it with long nails, bent over
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Cavans screams and pitiful wailing echoed in the halls, and above him stood Yvon, looking like a man in his young 20's, standing emotionless over the table as he coaxed Cavan's ribs through his flesh in twisted fashions. "Simply a dog, you say." He gave a twist, and Cavan screamed, "PLEASE!!!" "One of those dogs was my cousin in the old world...a thousand times the cainnite you could ever dream of being. And all you have to say for yourself is a spun lie about 'the hand', as if they would ever waste their time with such rift raft." another twist, as he created loops with his rip cage, going back in and out of Cavan's flesh.

"PLEASE!!!...please, I...I told you everything! Just spare us!...poor wretched fools!..." He screamed through his wailing, before sobbing uncontrollably.


"Oh...trust, that I have no intentions of killing you...no, no my pet, you'll wish I had been so kind.....I'll make sure you regret this for eternity."

Two woman could be seen behind Yvonne, one comforting the other.

"Now...since you seem so...eager, to tell us about this 'dark and beautiful belle' as you put it, where can I find her?"
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It was well past the time when their puppet.. her puppet, should have arrived. Evelyn could feel the anxiety building up within her, though it was not the same as in a mortal body. It was curious to think about that... she thought as she took a moment to distract herself with that idea. She could remember the feeling of anxiety when she had been alive; the feeling of butterflies in her stomach, her pulse racing... Now, there was only the cerebral emotion without the physical symptoms it caused. The thought made her feel sort of.. detached, not whole. How odd a thing. As much as she almost missed that hormonal thrill, she knew without a doubt it was something that she'd never again experience. But then again, there were other things now to fill in those holes within. Perhaps that was just another reason why the thought of childer was enticing.

That brought her back to her original worry over the dog of a Sabbat. The goal of this whole endeavour, for her at least, was to officially be allowed to not only beget a progeny but expand it as well. Behind the worry, there was now some anger towards Cavan. They should have found a more worthy pack to have subverted.. it had been clear from the start that Cavan and his ilk were nothing more than uneducated, backward peasants that could not be trusted with anything important. They should have expected this.

With a sound of frustration, Evy began to take up the search for Aedan, finally finding him. "Aedan. Our pet has not arrived." she stated. "He has either turned on us or failed.." There were of course other possibilities for the lateness but she wasn't going to give that toad of a man any leeway for his tardiness. She cocked her head. "Did we have anything in place to eliminate Cavan and his pack? Though we did foresee the possibility of their elimination by their former allies, I think we can both agree it would not be in our best interest should others find out we were pulling the strings..." she added. At this point, she didn't care if Cavan was merely running late... he hadn't contacted her and that meant she could not trust him. Could not trust that he had not met his Final Death.. or even worse, that he had not been captured, perhaps by a true Hand. Right now, she just wanted the trail leading back to them gone.
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Nathan stayed close to Evelyn learning what he could about her and learning what he could do to help her achieve what ever she needed. Nathan waited to see what was going to happen when he noticed Evelyn look at him. He listened to what she was telling him and understood what she was telling him. He nodded when he heard about the innocent casualties saying "The less innocent casualties the better." He didn't know how to feel about this situation but he didn't know how he could help them at the moment so he waited to see how things were going to be. He was still new to this but he knew that eventually he will understand everything in time but for now all he could do was wait.

Nathan noticed the frustration in Evelyn's voice and listened to what she was saying thinking if there was anything he could do to help make Evelyn feel better about this situation. He quickly looked to her saying "Is there anything I can do to help remedy this?" He deeply hoped that there was something he could do to help them fix what was happening. Nathan somewhat knew the city more than most so he hoped his knowledge could help them and he was sure that he proved his usefulness and maybe he could prove it again by helping them now. Nathan listened intently to everything that was going on ready to help in any way possible.
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"Well, fortunately now he has little to go on, but for now we'll have to go under the working assumption that he has been compromised. Fortunately this was a mobile setup..." He said as he started to walk to the center, his voice rising and he shouted loud enough for all to hear, "Listen up! We're under the working assumption we've been made, pack up and move out to secondary positions, NOW! MOVE!" he ended "Janice, this isn't your job but contact Lydia and let her know the situation, she'll handle logistics from there....."

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Lydia was in her room feeding on her favorite pet. Things had been stressful the past few months, but finally, it seemed, things we're calming d... ♪♫jump on the line, get your b...♫♪ she answered her cell, "Yes...oh goddammit...yea, no, I got it, I'll send them the addresses. Yea, that was the only place we could fit the whole thing there, he said we were looking for something quick. I have some other leads, but nothing ready. Don't worry, we planned for this. Nothing ever just works." she said sarcastically as she hung up.

She stopped, "Did I just hang up on her? Shit," "Is everything allright?!" "Shhhh, my pet, you just sit there and look pretty, your queen is working..." she said patting him on the head. He was drunk on her blood, she'd had eyes on this one for awhile. She knew Aedan wouldn't tell her no, but she still wanted to make sure she got his permission. At this rate she was thinking she'd have to go into a warzone just to get a chance to have a face to face anytime in the near future.

She called the cell leaders and gave them the addresses and channels to communicate through...

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Back at the abandoned grocery
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Aedan waited at the loading docks while they loaded up, something was coming. Cavan had been too enamored of Evy to stand her up. He was dead, and whoever did it likely had him singing before he was destroyed.

With that said, Cavan thought they represented the black hand. Maybe this could be salvaged. With that said, that took him out of the fight. Not many kindred used fire, it would be a fucking calling card. Normally he rather enjoyed the infamy, this was not one of those times. He wanted to learn magnetism to add to his library, but for now he could only pass as a scout gangrel. He chuckled...then it clicked.

He walked back in the building, quickly finding Evy and her bodyguards, "So...we're making Sabbat persona's. All of us, the three of you are now Brujah, black hand. Evy, your keeping your part, I'm going to have to play Gangrel." His deal with them so long ago was about to serve him well, not many that weren't Gangrel knew how to shift. "In that guise, Evy you take point as leader, I'll defer to you as your scout, considering the position we've claimed her as, bodyguard Brujah wouldn't be out of the ordinary, we're going to salvage this front yet."

"WE'RE PACKED AND LOADED!!!" He heard a yell, "Good, lets move..."

Aedan, Evy, Karen, Fabienne and Daniel all got into a black SUV that held the back, Fabienne driving. As they took off Aedan looked behind them. For just a moment he thought he saw someone on a building, but nothing. Then again, and again. "Shit, they're following us." Daniel turned on his com, "Yea, we're being followed...don't split, not yet...that abandoned lot. Its not great, but it will do, we'll take care of them there before splitting up, we can't be made. No, no Travian specific gifts, even Tremere are to rare a thing for us to chance it. We'll handle it, just cover us with firepower...."
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Evelyn put her hand on Nathan's shoulder. She had not had many ghouls over the years but she understood about them, at least on an analytical level. Understood that they were driven to please their masters because of the Vitae. Even still, the young Kine's eagerness to help was... endearing, to her at least. She gave him a small smile, shaking her head slowly. "I don't expect so, at least not in this, my dear." she answered. "It would be much too dangerous as it stands. If Cavan was found out by his compatriots, I wouldn't expect him to hold his tongue for more than a second." she added.

She turned back to Aedan as the Travian spoke, seconding her hypothesis. It seemed the most likely and it was the safest to react to. Hope for the best and prepare for the worst, as they said. "And at least Cavan has no idea of our true identities and thus will only tell them that we are of the Hand.. I hope." she added. "Best case..." As Aedan began to move away, issuing orders for their relocation... yet again, Evy pulled Nathan a bit closer, protective of the young mortal that she had brought into this dangerous world. She noted her three bodyguards had moved in close and were ringing them just as protectively, though perhaps only a touch more subtly than she was. She gave them each a nod before turning back to Nathan. "We'll soon be leaving, my dear. I think you'll find this might happen rather often while we are out here, away from our point of origin..." she explained.

Just then, she noticed Aedan moving back towards them and she turned a questioning look at the Travian. "Sabbat personas..." she repeated. Well, it wasn't the first time she'd played a persona. But she'd never really created a permanent one. Not really. More often it was just choosing a name for a passing interaction. Though, of course, she did have a preference when it came to names, one that she'd used often.. even when they had checked into the hotel and had met the other Kindred fellow. She had given him that fictional name when she'd introduced herself. She had also used it in her first encounters with Nathan. "I can't use the name Evelyn." she told Aedan, focusing his attention for a moment from the chaos going on. "Lasombra are lower in numbers than other clans, surprisingly even among the Sabbat. But they know of my true name. Any Lasombra out there would know it, and know that I am to be hunted. If we are doing this... I must take on a pseudonym. Hayley shall work for this." she told him. She looked at the others around her, ones who might call her by name. "Refer to me only has Hayley when we are not utterly sure of the security of our surroundings." she warned them.

She nodded as Aedan told her that she would continue the role she had been playing with Cavan though and that suited her. She enjoyed that, enjoyed finally having some sense of power, even if it was more or less fictional as well. She glanced over to Nathan. Not many would sport around a mortal... though perhaps it wouldn't be unheard of for a member of the Hand to have a ghoul servant at her eternal beck and call. She pointed a finger to the Kine. "Stay quiet, stay wary and.." She frowned looking at him. "Hunch a bit more." she told him. "But stay close to me, as if your life depended on your making sure I was safe." she told him. He would be feeling that need anyways, he WAS bonded to her, but she wanted to make sure.

When everything was ready, Aedan led them out. Evy followed him, not as a subordinate but as if she were the centre of the procession, her scout leading the way and her entourage following her. Almost a Queen on the move. She was playing more than merely the part of a Ductus here.. she was playing a member of the Black Hand, a Sabbat that moved with impunity through the whole of the Sabbat, weeding out traitors as she saw fit, on her own authority. Outside, the hot, damp air was a shock to her yet again. Not that she had not felt weather like this, especially back in Toronto, just that she was still not used to it in this season.

She got into the remaning vehicle that was waiting for them, everyone else piling in afterwards. She didn't much like the confinement of the SUV, not when she was trying to be cautious. How easy would it be for someone to hit the vehicle with a weapon, worse.. an incendiary weapon. There was very little routes of exit out and many ways to become trapped. Still, it was their best means to all leave in a hurry so she did not complain. When Aedan cried out, she turned to see where he was looking. She saw nothing but trusted Aedan. She felt a small flutter of apprehension within her. That flutter though was a sign of the changes within herself though. At one time, such as suspicion of being followed would have set Evy on an immediate flight out of whatever city it would have been. Then she saw what Aedan had seen, and instead of fear, she steeled herself. They were powerful now. She wasn't alone now in this.

As their driver, Daniel, one of her bodyguards, turned into an abandoned lot, Evy turned to Nathan. "I don't like the idea of throwing you into the deep end of the pool, my dear, but if it comes to it, seek the shadows. Call to them to serve you if it comes to it." she told him. She really doubted he would be able to control shadows such as she did but.. now that he was bonded, he did have the potential to learn. It would have been better had she time to teach him at least the basics but.. sometimes survival could make the best teacher. That being said though, she'd keep as good an eye on her protege as she could though.

The SUV pulled to a stop. Evy got ready, Gathering the Shadows within her to the ready. She was going to give them a show, most definitely. As everyone began to pile out of the car, she got out too, staring straight ahead, head tilted slightly down so that she was staring from beneath her brows. On the other side of the lot, from the roof of a building, a dark figured plummeted down, landing hard from the distance. A mortal would have been killed, or at least hurt in such a fall but the figure stood up. Another shape dropped down beside the first, then another and another. They began to move forward, into the light of the SUV's headlights. There were six of them in all, rough and dangerous looking. Most definitely Sabbat.

"Do not interfere in the affairs of the Hand!" Evy called out, adding annoyance to her tone. Only laughter came as a reply. Laughter, and the six began their charge. Evy was ready for it. She pulled up a number of black, shadowy tentacles from the darkness below where the headlights shone. They long tentacles whipped out, grabbing at any of the enemy they could find. She managed to connect with four of the six, though the grip on at least two of those was tenuous at best. Those two were strong, fighting off the tentacles. Another moved with such speed that they were hard to follow, moving off behind the group of Travians. Evy called the darkness within herself and her body began to change. Shadows crept across her skin until she was darkness, a demonic looking creature that was part shadow, with smaller tentacles stringing off her torso. She got ready for a fight.

( Ghaz, you can have one of the Sabbat charge at Nathan and Nathan can conjure lvl 1 Obtenebration to protect himself. He can either cloak himself in shadows or stretch some existing shadows to distract and disorient his attacker. Aedan, like we talked about, capture 1-2 of the Sabbat, we can kill the rest off. )
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