Daniel

This article contains SPOILERS for book 2, A New Era. Traverse at your own risk!
“I’m going to kill you for murdering Jack, you bastard.” -Daniel to Anfang
Daniel was a human who, along with his mate Jack, were people for hire. He served under Matthew Darnwall until quitting after Jack was killed, and was later killed by Anfang. He lived with his wife Kathy and his daughter Kate in Atlanta.
=== Biography ===
==== Personality ====
Daniel believes that he can do any job as long as the pay is right, despite what that job may be. When confronted, he adds that he may not like serving Matthew or carrying out the jobs, but his family needs the money. After Jack is killed, he realises that no job is worth the pay and decides to quit working for Matthew.
==== Appearances ====
===== In A New Era =====
Daniel was introduced when Matthew needed him and his cronies to trash Johnathen Awkright and Thyra’s house and take the video evidence taken by Isabell at the riot a few weeks before. Daniel does not like Matthew, calling him “asshole” and “bigot” several times, but never to his face. He texts his cronies and lets them know how the job is to be carried out, then returns to his house to meet his wife Kathy and daughter Kate. He chats with Kathy, who is concerned about his job, but he assures her that the pay is good and that it isn’t too dangerous.
After Jack tells Daniel that he was forced to take off by Saul and Carl, Daniel tells Matthew of the problem, in which Matthew responds that he must get rid of Saul and Carl as they need Jack to keep watching Johnathen and Thyra. Daniel is not happy about this, but goes to the pub where Saul and Carl reside and confronts them, letting them know they can’t threaten his men, and that he needs the pay. Saul threatens him, along with the other bikers, and tell Daniel he must not go near Thyra and John again. They add that he doesn’t know what he has gotten himself into. Daniel escapes, somewhat shaken, and calls Jack to chat about their predicament.
Later, he and Jack are told they must storm the Gryphon Civil Rights group’s hideout to capture Anfang. Jack warns Daniel that the job is dangerous, reminding him of a previous job they did in Africa, which ended up with a child dead. Daniel ignores Jack’s warnings, though tells his men that they must be careful and not kill anyone. 
At the hideout, Daniel is pleased that they were able to take it without any casualties, then he and Jack go off in search for Anfang. They find him behind a locked door, along with cartons of meat that the people must have been feeding him. He ignores Jack’s warning again, and come into Anfang’s room. Anfang pounces on Jack, who is greatly wounded. When Anfang is put unconscious by Jack’s gun, Daniel sobs over Jack’s dying body, saying that he should have listened to him. After Jack dies, Daniel carries him back to his van, and contemplates killing himself, only stopping at the thought of his family.
Later, when they get back to Matthew’s hideout, Daniel snarls that he’s done with Matthew. He yells that Matthew can go to hell and storms off. His picture is shown to Anfang when Matthew tells him that Daniel must die. At the diner, when Anfang attacks Daniel, Daniel is frightened and also angry because of Jack’s death. He pleads with Anfang not to kill him, and Anfang is forced to flee when the police arrive, and an ambulance takes Daniel away.
Later, Daniel wakes up in the hospital, and is informed by a nurse that he had been operated on for hours. His family are allowed to come in, and he reconciles with them, though withholds telling them why Anfang attacked him. Later, he is interrogated by investigators, though he only gives vague answers and knows that he must tell them at some point.
Later, when Isabell brings Thyra to see him in the hospital room, Daniel tells Thyra of Anfang’s monstrous nature, which she rejects, saying that he would never do such a thing. Daniel adds that he worked for the Gathering, albeit briefly, and that his mate Jack was killed by Anfang. Mid-conversation, Anfang smashes through the window and slashes at Daniel, killing him before Thyra and Isabell can stop him. Later, when the doctors come back into the room, they don’t bother checking on Daniel as he is clearly dead.
In the next couple of books, Daniel’s name is not mentioned, though he was said to be a victim of Anfang along with several others.
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