Suddenly, they didn't sound like the easiest neighbors to welcome into the community anymore, huh?
Sure enough, the fastest way to remind everyone that the enemy wasn't exactly picky was to pull everyone into the fold and make them realize that this fight had never been some distant conflict happening somewhere far away. If anything, it had been creeping closer to their own homes this entire time.
And if, after learning the truth, people still found themselves willing to side with beings who actively hunted others for their blood and proudly wore the remains of the dead, then Riley honestly preferred knowing that now rather than later.
It would simply save him the trouble of wasting time on people who would've gladly stabbed them in the back the moment it became convenient.
Thankfully, he didn't even have to sort through them himself.
As the notices spread, so did declarations of allegiance.
