Office of Walter Clark, Primogen of Clan Malkavian

St. Louis, MO 63116

Office of Meshack Boeotarch, Prince
St. Louis, MO 6313
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M% most e&alte$ Prince,
't (leases me to re(ort that our ti$es have shifte$) Octo"er*s ti((ing (oint +as +eathere$ +ell. With the $emises of Ms. Lane
an$ our 'talian neigh"our, the forecast sho+s some clearer nights ahea$. We "oth kno+ that this is no o((ortunit% to rest
i$l%, of course, "ut to "roa$en the levees "efore the ne&t storm.
,he kno+le$ge seems far more common these $a%s, "ut ' shoul$ a$$ that the ancient (eo(les of Britain once "elieve$ that
their ne+ %ear, Samhain - Octo"er 31
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through !ovem"er #
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- +as a time of great s%m"olism an$ (ortent, an$ in$ee$, that
those three small e(agomenal $a%s +oul$ set the tone for the coming %ear. 't +as the time of the slaughter, +hen "loo$ $re+
the hungr% $ea$ from the nether+orl$ to haunt the night an$ "ring +eal or +oe unto the living.
.eathen su(erstition makes for such ghastl% "usiness... an$, %et, here +e are/
NEVER GIVE A SWORD TO A MAN WHO CANNOT DANCE
AND HE SHOWS THEM, PEARLY WHITE
A WICKED MESSENGER FALLETH INTO MISCHIEF, BUT A FAITHFUL AMBASSADOR IS HEALTH
0 lingering $is(ute or $ece(tion hol$s close to us like a fog, "ut our (o+er as a $omain - an$ %our authorit% - (rovi$e us an
a$vantage for the time "eing. Cro+ne$ "% an 1m(ress, it is our $estin% to unravel our com(lications, though +e +ill +aver
on our means in (ursuit of truth. ' mean no offense "% it - these are the signs, an$ %ou $eserve them honestl% - "ut it seems
that a negligence of %ours from the $istant (ast ma% "e contri"uting to our trou"les even no+. .ave %ou en$ure$ stagnation
in %our heart "efore2 B% the smell of its foetor, have %ou come to hate it so2 ' $o not ask for the ans+ers, onl% that %ou
consi$er them +ithin %ourself.
'n Octo"er, +e +ere man% of us "lissfull% $runk, an$ in !ovem"er comes a hangover. ,he $omain*s sloth an$ urge to
$istraction +ill "e strong. Brea$ an$ circuses +ill "e re3ueste$. Perha(s a task is in or$er2 ' see violence scra""ling at the
hori4on +ith "loo$% han$s to (ull itself into vie+. Coul$ the Sheriff "e urge$ to form a +artime coterie, an$ train it to
rea$iness2 0 (leasant associate of %ours - a clanmate/ - kno+s more an$ +ill "e of assistance.
Our Cons(irator5frien$ has tem(oraril% +ith$ra+n to circle like a "u44ar$. Whis(ers on the +ing suggest that he takes
e&ce(tion not +ith %ou, "ut rather has enmit% for all of the Clan of 6ings. ' "elieve Ms. Lane +as - (erha(s un+ittingl% -
serving his interests. ,he +orst is $ela%e$ for no+. ,he 7ragon shall not +ake in 8anuar% after all.
,o arms.
0s al+a%s, if ' ma% make m%self useful, $o not hesitate to consult.
9ours faithfull%,
Walter Clark