How good would it be if after clearing out caves of vampires for either side you then had the option of occupying it with your faction?
It would make sense of how the dawnguard stay aware of current events and how the volkihar was keeping a supply of thralls.
A good example would be redwater den...
for the vampires
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It never seemed logical to give up the location of the fountain aswell as such an efficient thrall harvesting organisation
and for the dawnguard
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It has the perfect cover up, its a crucial location for vampires, and it has an already established defence