Quote Originally Posted by nikvoodoo View Post
.....but I don't think just yet. Durai will be wary of Scratch, but he'll probably be happy with the Tower's destruction.
Maybe, Nik, but I don't think the Tower people were Durai's biggest problem. Other than the little spy mission from Saul, nobody from the Tower even went to the Mall before they moved out, so I don't think the stealing of one truck from their 'territory' would have been enough for Durai to commit to a full-scale siege in order to eradicate the Infidel Tower people...

No, I'm thinking that Ol' Pinstripes has been Durai's major pain in the ass (he was a prisoner being transferred during the time of the outbreak, if you remember). Ink had already successfully topped Kalani / Hope's Tower. And tried to topple our hero's tower. Don't you think Ink also took a stab at taking over the Mallers pad? It seems to me that Durai's first assault on the Tower was predicated by some zombie attack led by Ink... something that really shook them into thinking they had better find a more defensible position or they'll be toast. Then the failed attempt on the Tower, leaving them weaker in manpower and still at the mercy of the Eater army. What to do? The best defense is a good offense, they say, which is why Durai probably orchestrated the successful attack on the Zombie lair. He didn't succeed in wiping them out, though, so he figured he better cut and run before a pissed-off Ink mounts a counter-attack...

Still, it seems like Durai's days are numbered. Morale can't be good over in Maller nation, where they have lost a bunch of people on failed campaigns and don't have much to show for it. Guys are probably grumbling, and Durai probably has his hands full just keeping everyone in line. I don't think Durai will survive the tale, and will meet his end at the hands of one of the other Mallers (most likely Scratch).