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Reaction PART V Paraíba River Valley, middle of march The black envelope's date was from a month ago. The seal was already violated, as the letter was not addressed to him. He could see, though, the symbol of the clan Giovanni, what made him wait for the worst. It was hard to make this message come to his hands, and all pointed to it being bad news. The handwriting was tough and flawless. Then he read: "To the leaders of the six Houses of the Camarilla; Everybody who was in São Paulo in the last days saw the dreadful occurances that had taken over the city and had specially dramatic effects to our community. Every family lost valuable Kindred. Leaders, elders and close neonates, not to mention material losses and damage to the Kine that can indefinitely damage us. Ourselves are dealing with the tragic destruction of our old leader, Don Paolo Giovanni, who surely will continue to guide us, unfortunately in a more indirect way than before. The clan Giovanni knows about the efforts of everyone so this conflict could end the best way possible, and hopes that everyone acknowledge the same effort coming from our clan. The point is that, due to this incident, most families got weaker, becoming incapable of taking care of the city in an efficient way. This also proved that total independence, the way it was before, is unuseful and stupid. I am aware of the fact that, in times like these, only the clan Giovanni is able to assure peace and security to the Kine and the Kindred in our city, and that is why a proclaim São Paulo domain of the clan Giovanni, which endorse me, Don Giuliano Giovanni, as Prince of the city. To avoid eventual tiresome conflicts as the one that passed, the following laws were elaborated to guarantee that all Kindred that choose to have their haven in São Paulo can live together the best way possible. I Law: Any sect is officially forbidden. Kindred must be loyal only and exclusively to the city; As a last remark, I call Blood Hunt against Francisco de Angola, from clan Ventrue. She who brings him to my sight with a stake in his heart will gain one of the following prizes: • A hunting ground of the executioner choice; IMPORTANT: It is imperative that every Kindred of the city report to me or other representative of the clan Giovanni at the prompt of two weeks to official registration, in the Luís Carlos Berrini Avenue headquarters, from now on the São Paulo Princedom Headwuarters. Everty Kindred that arrives in the city must follow the same procedure. Any Kindred who is not registered will be considered as public enemy, and a Blood Hunt will be called against this Kindred. Waiting for everybody's recall, ”Blood Hunt, what a joke...” Francisco laughed. The very idea of them calling a Blood Hunt against him was just the formalization of what was already happening. He disdainfully thrashed the letter in his hands, then threw it in the fire. Giuliano may be on top now, but he didn't know what was waiting for him. For at that abandoned house, where, in past times, the slaves use to practice their santeria rites, there where once lied a rich coffee platation, was the weapon Francisco needed. The Ebony Mistress. His time as a Ventrue had ended. It was time to assume his inheritance. São Paulo would finally know the real Francisco de Angola. Back to the part IV. Back to the Master page. |