There were uneasy grumblings among the Leopold council members right after that as they shared worried looks. A suspicion of vampire activity in the Capital was not new but this went beyond simple suspicion.
A Taskforce meant the City Guards' higher-ups were convinced of Vampire activity and were determined to sniff it out.
What would that mean?
Well, there will be investigations. Extra scrutiny of the denizens of not just Capital City but the Capital at large. If things spiraled far enough, no noble family would be safe from scrutiny.
The Leopolds were able to return to the Coven with the use of their influence and the fact that they governed their own territory. Those were what had enabled them to keep their centuries-long secret thus far. But this potential Taskforce would have the right to ignore all that and remove that layer of protection.
