as written by Tiko and Nemo
Nearby one of the officers was examining the contents of Nieve's wallet that they had found in her pocket.
"Nieve Revainer," he noted outloud.
There wasn't much else of interest in the wallet except a few loose bills and it was bagged along with a set of keys and a cellphone also found on her person.
Archard looked up at the name. "She's a Bloodstone." He walked over to the corpse. "Veteran member. I have her record in the car." He stooped down, turning the head slightly to examine the gash in her neck. "This is quite the loss for Mr. Guiscard, but I think it confirms that this little ordeal was a skirmish between the Scions and their ancient rivals."
He looked over to the headless corpse. "The vampire thing though... That's tricky." The inquisitor walked over to the body and peered into the hollow trunk of his spine. "You don't think one of the packs pulled in vampire auxiliaries to give them an edge in the fight?" He swiped up a sample of black blood and smeared it on a glass slate from his belt. "That would be new."
"We haven't had more than a handful of vampire sightings since the purge," Sylviane answered. "Let alone attacks. If they've returned in force, we need to find out about it, preferably before the bodies start piling up."
"And one question asks another..." Archard mused, stepping around bloodied glass to Lance's head. He knelt beside it, looking into the vampire's terrified eyes. A pack war was trouble, but the resurgence of vampires in Lutetia was something else altogether.
"I'll have a look at the body outside," Archard rose, "you take a peek at the killed guards." He snapped of his gloves and plopped them into a nearby trash bag. "After that we should both take a look at the battle zone. Have both vehicles dusted. Look at the ammunition, too - though I saw a high-caliber round in the pavement out there." He stepped around the crime scene and straightened his jacket. "I'll also put a word in with my contacts in Lupaix. I have a hunch that 'Rollin' Bones' Casino wasn't the only battle fought tonight."
Nearby one of the officers was examining the contents of Nieve's wallet that they had found in her pocket.
"Nieve Revainer," he noted outloud.
There wasn't much else of interest in the wallet except a few loose bills and it was bagged along with a set of keys and a cellphone also found on her person.
Archard looked up at the name. "She's a Bloodstone." He walked over to the corpse. "Veteran member. I have her record in the car." He stooped down, turning the head slightly to examine the gash in her neck. "This is quite the loss for Mr. Guiscard, but I think it confirms that this little ordeal was a skirmish between the Scions and their ancient rivals."
He looked over to the headless corpse. "The vampire thing though... That's tricky." The inquisitor walked over to the body and peered into the hollow trunk of his spine. "You don't think one of the packs pulled in vampire auxiliaries to give them an edge in the fight?" He swiped up a sample of black blood and smeared it on a glass slate from his belt. "That would be new."
"We haven't had more than a handful of vampire sightings since the purge," Sylviane answered. "Let alone attacks. If they've returned in force, we need to find out about it, preferably before the bodies start piling up."
"And one question asks another..." Archard mused, stepping around bloodied glass to Lance's head. He knelt beside it, looking into the vampire's terrified eyes. A pack war was trouble, but the resurgence of vampires in Lutetia was something else altogether.
"I'll have a look at the body outside," Archard rose, "you take a peek at the killed guards." He snapped of his gloves and plopped them into a nearby trash bag. "After that we should both take a look at the battle zone. Have both vehicles dusted. Look at the ammunition, too - though I saw a high-caliber round in the pavement out there." He stepped around the crime scene and straightened his jacket. "I'll also put a word in with my contacts in Lupaix. I have a hunch that 'Rollin' Bones' Casino wasn't the only battle fought tonight."