[May 20th-30th] Another Cause for Me to Fight (Richmond Territory Claim)

[dirtyredneck]

He'd been sucking it up for months. Holding back waiting to see if Daybreak would get off their ass and do something about the shit that had gone down in their territory since Raymond's rise (which ended promptly with his fall, a thing Daybreak had no hand in). But all they'd done in Richmond was decide to build that eye sore of an insult to all non-witches. 'Center for Magical Innovation'. Bullshit. Center for slavery of non-witches was more accurate. Starting with the fae.

When Faolan had spoken against it, Daryl had hopes that maybe what little loose leadership the clan had might be ready to get up off their ass and do something. But that didn't happen and a month passed while the Center sat there, getting used. It's visitors abusing folks in ways it was hard to get any proof of. Just rumor and small confessions of a few fae who'd been able to slip away. Some of the stray cats in the area talked about it, too. Didn't like how it 'felt'.

Another month had almost passed and Daryl was done with waiting. He'd set up small patrols with others he'd trusted among Hillingdon months ago. Stuff to help protect the residents in the ways that Daybreak had been neglecting to. It wouldn't take much to turn those patrols toward doing something more.

Richmond was basically his territory already. It was time to make it Hillingdon's too.

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[dirtyredneck]

Having vampires around was more than a little awkward. Having them help - having gone to their leader and asked for help - was one of the few points of contention he'd had with others in Hillingdon. Most of the Hunters - who made up at least half the clan - weren't very happy with the idea of vampires helping out. But Daryl had enough pull to convince them to hold back on their instincts until after Richmond was secure. With the Center being so important to Daybreak, they could use all the help they could get.

After the dust settled the vampires would have a day to leave the territory before the 'no vampires' rule was enforced once more.

"Much as I didn't like her, at least Syliva thought the same way," he muttered with a sigh. "Don't know how this new asshole got in. Maybe she's ex-midnight."

[freelife]

That's a sentiment Evie can get behind, and she gives him a curt nod in response. Yes, Sylvia was terrible. But this is a completely different animal, as far as Evie is concerned.

She presses her lips together. "Weren't most of Midnight banished? Besides, she's from a coven up North." She hadn't hated Midnight, not in the least. They had been incredibly useful from time to time. She just didn't like misinformation.

"But I wouldn't rule some sort of dream spell out."

[dirtyredneck]

"Hell, I don't know. Coven politics should've been beyond me," Daryl sighed and shook his head, rubbing at his eyes. "If they hadn't been pulling this shit and neglecting the safety of the people around here in the process, I wouldn't've even cared."

He put his hand down, started petting one of the strays curled up with him, "You any good against magic? Still tryin' ta figure out how we're gonna handle that shit."