<@Dreol> [London, January 18th 1262, 7:00 PM] <@Dreol> [Felicity approaches Antace, wherever she may be, and bows, holding out a letter, which had, apparently just arrived. "Mistress, a message has a arrived for you."] <@Dreol> [Begin.] 06* Anstace looks up from the scroll she was reading. "thank you." she takes the letter, opens it and begins to read. <@Dreol> [The letter says "We will be arriving soon to discuss what our clan--or our two clans, depending on how you would like to view things, would like to proceed in the coming court discussions."] <@Dreol> [Roughly fifteen minutes later, there is a knock on the door.] 06* Anstace frowns, and at Felicity's insisting, has dressed so as to not be naked when her guests arrive. she is in her library when they arrive and, looking up from her reading, motions for them to sit where they like in seats arranged in front of her. <@Dreol> [Three men and one woman walk into the library, led by Felicity. One of the men has long, black hair and is quite large he bows and says, "M'lady, I am Lionel of the clan Brujah and I and my clanmates have come to discuss matters with you. We are part of the alliance, but there are not many of us, we had hoped that you would be willing to discuss matters with us, as we share a bloodline." The other three wait for Anstace's reply. Clearly Lionel is the one they have chosen to lead this interaction.] 06* Anstace calmly sets her scroll on the small table next to her. "by 'share a bloodline' i gather you refer to the slight connection between your clan and mine as a result of the betrayal of Brujah by his childe, correct?" <@Dreol> [Lionel clears his throat and nods. "Yes, m'lady. Many of our clan have gone to join Troile the betrayer, and while we recognize her as our progenitor, we do not agree with her methods. We are loyal to Mithras and the alliance, and we respect what you represent as a symbol of our disapproval of her methods."] 06* Anstace nods. "i see." she looks at each of her guests. "are you the only four who have taken a stand against her then?" <@Dreol> [Lionel shakes his head. "There are more of us. They are sent away on missions for Mithras, but there are not many of us." He motions behind him. "This is Ulric" He points to a male Brujah dressed in chainmail armor, with a claymore strapped to his back, "Livilda," he points to the woman. She has a wavy mess of dirty-blonde hair that comes down to about her shoulders and is more muscular than women tend to be, even in Anstace's experience. She is dressed in leather armor and has a longsword sheathed at her side and a shield strapped to her back, "And Kendrick" He points to the last man who is not well-built as the others, but instead is shorter and thinner. He is dressed in tight-fitting black leathers and is wearing a hood that covers most of his face. He has a dagger sheathed at his side. Lionel continues after the introductions. "We would like to know what you believe should be the highest priority as we proceed in this war. For my part, I believe that a direct strike on Carthage at the present time would be suicidal. We should, instead focus our efforts on retrieving Khali's fang. A weapon that powerful would make the battle significantly easier, regardless of who we are fighting."] 06* Anstace nods in acknowledgement to each of Lionel's companions as they are introduced and then looks back at him as he finishes. "i do not have enough information on the fortifications at this 'new' Carthage, but likely your assessment is correct. an open siege would have a greater chance at failure than success." and i will concede that the Fang does hold interest to me. there have been several references to it in some of the ancient texts. <@Dreol> [Lionel nods. "Kendrick believes that he may have some contacts that could help us discover its location." Kendrick nods. "I have some friends in the Assamite clan. If anyone would have information about a dagger that can instantly kill a kindred, it would be them."] a fair assessment. they do tend to be talented in that respect <@Dreol> [Kendrick nods. "Yes... Perhaps, if we can discover the location of the fang, we could organize a small scale strike on its location. Once we possess the fang, killing those in our way would be a simple task."] 06* Anstace looks at Kendrick. "you feel confident that the Fang is as strong as the legends have described it, then?" <@Dreol> [Kendrick nods. "I hope it is. We know that it nearly took down Moloch, at least from the report that your group gave..."] 06* Anstace nods thoughtfully. "what we know certainly supports the lore. having it in our possession would allow us to know the truth, either way" <@Dreol> [Kendrick nods and Lionel shrugs. "Well... perhaps that is an avenue we will pursue. Kendrick, get in touch with your contacts and we will meet back here in two weeks, if that is okay with Miss Anstace?" 06* Anstace nods. "that will be acceptable." <@Dreol> [Lionel nods and all four of them bow. "Until then, m'lady." and they depart.] <@Dreol> [Mini End] <@Dreol> [Well Session End] <@Dreol> [Whatever]