This didn't even consider the fact that quarterhorses were much better for driving cattle.The Clydesdales were acceptable for moving cattle, but they ...idn't pay attention to what the thaka were doing. The rider had to furnish all the know-how when using a Clydesdale. With the quarterhorses it didn't take much training to have your mount start helping you without much direction.It wasn't that the Clydesdales were stupid about the thaka; it was more like they weren't really interested in them.. Buying off a foreign cop was even easier than a domestic one.Over the weekend, police raided Robert’s apartment in Northern California and arrested him for cocaine possesion with intent to distribute.An hour later, local police kicked in the door of the hotel where Mason and Claudia were staying.The story I heard was that Claudia was being plowed by a local man while Mason was watching when the police showed up. The local man was thrown out on the street while Mason and Claudia were hauled off. The vampire council was divided as to what to do with this compound. It obviously wasn't the drug that they were looking for, and if they wanted to give humans some kind of craving to control them there's a more obvious option. Some members suggested marketing it to humans for profit, but Jake had an idea. A few months ago a new slayer called Annie arrived and she'd already killed more vampires than the previous slayer in a year. She was young and inexperienced, but also strong-willed. For women who have had a hard time in prison, the wrongly accused, the persecuted ... victims..."I tried not to babble with excitement, to give her a chance to hear me and understand, but it was very difficult. I heard myself speaking, outlining my raw plans, and watched in an oddly detached way as darling Lady H's face assumed an expression of astonishment, followed by interest, and finally amusement as I rattled on determinedly, as if to stop might jeopardise my chances." ... and of course I.