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"We started expanding because of the blood coming up from Texas and heading west and north," Dove says. "But now it's the damn hunters. Lettow fought wars on horseback, you know? He likes mobility. Some nights I think he's getting ready to throw all of us in some conversion vans and settle down somewhere else, if things get bad enough. But for now, well, there are always cars to be had. Give me a few hours and I'll send someone to find you."

Two more Kindred arrive from the dance floor, skin slick from other people's sweat, cradling their dazed-looking blood dolls. Prince Lettow narrows his eyes at this vulgar display but says nothing.

Yarrk tries to sniff Prince Lettow's eagle, but the eagle keeps flitting from cactus to cactus.