The water front was most quiet as she walked along the waters edge.  Only a few people moved along the streets.  Almost everyone that was out was visiting the local drinking establishments cooling off after a long day of work.  Veronica didn’t want to think about drinking right now.  It had been along time since she had hunted and the thirst as growing nearly intolerable.  After she went to visit her mom grave she would have to make a side trip into the country side to hunt, unless she stumbled across a murderer on the way.  She frowned to herself, she couldn’t count on that, and she knew it.<br/><br/>“Excuse me miss could you spare some money,” a man with long matted grey hair spoke his words slurred.  To Veronica is sounded as though the man had already had a few to many to drink, and knew that if she gave him money he would just use it to buy more.  Course it could also be a ruse she knew to make her drop her guard.  The man would regret it if that was it.<br/><br/>“No sir I’m afraid I can’t spare any money right now.” Veronica replied watching the man ready to strike should he make the wrong move.  Instead the man simply stumbled away grumbling under his breath.  Veronica relaxed slightly and set of again down the street.<br/><br/>After another few minutes along the coast she turned down a dark street heading into the city.  It was the kind of street where respectable people avoided.  The kind of place where the seedier forms of life dwelled and hunted.  Perhaps she would get lucky and one of the thugs would peg her as an easy victim.   She doubted she would have that kind of good luck though.<br/><br/>Up ahead there was a situation developing.  To her sensitive ears could hear what seemed to be altercation between a man and someone else.  It was difficult to tell but it sounded like the man was threatening the person who from this distance looked to have a female form.  Silently Veronica disappeared into the shadows moving in closer to get a better grasp on the situation.