The Arbiter And The City Lord

Ezra locked the door behind him, the heavy click echoing in the silence of the mansion. He slipped the keys into his coat pocket and made his way to his car, his thoughts churning as he walked.

The night air was crisp but he didn't even feel it. Sliding into the driver's seat, he started the engine and began the drive to the grocery store.

The road stretched out before him, winding through the darkened landscape. As he drove, his mind fixated on the connection between Ascendant Capital and The Silent Hand.

The Silent Hand were unknowns and their motives unclear but undeniably hostile. They were not really after him. They were after the destruction of Ascendant Capital.

Who could it be? His mind went to the obvious answer. The vampires in debt to the company seeking the clear their debts? Even I was motivated to destroy the Three Axe gang to clear my debt. Could they be the same?