Editing Natalka Crass (section)

=== Early Unlife ===
When Natalka was embraced, she immediately felt a rush similar to adrenaline she had never felt before. She felt stronger, faster, smarter, and more in-tune with her body than ever before. La'More would continue to train her privately, this time with considerably more vigor and intention, breaching the limits of mortal beings. Night after night, she would learn something new about herself. How to better act on certain attacks, how to better dodge certain oncoming projectiles, the like. She was improving faster than she once did as a child.

To her distaste, she had to attend regular Camarilla meetings, as La'More was a respected elder of the Tower in England, especially amongst the Ventrue Imperial. Something was strange, though. Nearly every other Ventrue she met in her time as La'More's shadow was considerably more diplomatic and political than she or her sire was. Because of this, she was teased and berated, led through the unfortunate words of those around her. She hated it. She despised it. So, she planned an escape, of some sort.

One night, on May 2nd of 2025, after a private lesson with her sire, she challenged him to a duel. Real rapiers, real consequences. La'More was hesitant of this notion, but accepted on the terms of "show mercy when mercy is called." As such, they dueled, conventionally, on a fencing line, except they didn't stop between "points." Continuous bloodshed between the both of them until, in a feat of endurance, Natalka was able to best Dr. Matthew J.L. La'More. For this victory, she was named the "Piercer of Casmbridge."

Unfortunately, after that night, La'More was never seen again. It was theorized by local Kindred that he committed something similar to Seppuku, a japanese ritual suicide. His sacred blade and a pile of ash was alledgedly found in front of the dojo. Unfortunately, this is only by hearsay, as the ashes were supposedly whisked away from the wind, leaving only a misplaced rapier on the ground before the main entrance. It was soon put back in it's sheath over what once was La'More's office.

After that night, Natalka was also never seen again on campus of the University of Cambridge. She left a note for the team, that read: "I have left. Good luck. May thy blade hold steady and thy heart stay true to the way of a swords-master."

Between the night of the 2nd and the time she arrived in Caliburn, there are no records of her presence, as they have either been destroyed, confiscated, or otherwise forgotten.