The next night, Deveraux while in hiding on a small Caribbean island, was surprised by an elite group of Kindred who infiltrated the island. They killed him very swiftly and then disappeared. The following week, with the support of many upon the Primogen Council, Henry McCoy was dethroned as Prince of North Virginia and Lucian Fait proxies the throne. His first order was to rescind the banishment of Santiago de la Cruz.

However, something was not right. Rumors had been spread around the domain for quite some time that Lucian had had infernal dealings himself in the past. Rumors that for the most part had remained unfounded. What complicated matters was the appointment of two of his close associates to city officer positions whom were of questionable background themselves. Thorten Stern, A Gangrel was appointed as the Sheriff to Lucian and a recent Nosferatu newcomer named Joe Trace was appointed to be his Keeper of Elysium.

At a meeting after the removal of Henry McCoy, Santiago set himself on fire before the Primogen Council and the city officers, effectively killing himself. Many assumed that this was done out of the regret that he felt, loosing Winter. What many did not realize was that this had been a plan created month's prior by himself and the other members of the del Armago family. They wanted to go underground and mask

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History of the Del Armago Family in America

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