[After a brief stay in Ceoris, you all set off for Hungary and the court of Jurgen. You have now arrived there. Jurgen's court is held in a large meeting hall in the middle of the city of Buda. As you arrive in the city, it is very quiet. Perhaps because it is so late, but it seems quiet even for midnight; however, as you cross the small bridge into the city a young woman in rags approaches you. She seems to materialize from the shadows. You could have sworn you did not see or hear her as you approached. She looks directly at Moriel and smiles a soft, sad smile. "Sir, could you spare any coin?"] [Begin.] 06* Moriel had been walking along with his eyes trained on the ground ahead of him, as he usually does when traveling through an unfamiliar town. He raises them just enough to look at the girl when she addresses him. For a long moment he just studies her. Then he pulls a coin from his purse and holds it up. He says quietly, "A coin for an answer, perhaps, if that's truly what you desire. What Kindred begs coin of strange Kindred, and for what p (and for what purpose?") 06* Eliana stops as well, eyeing raggedy wampyr. She adjusts her gloves while she waits. 06* Rolf growls lowly at Moriel's question. It's a good question. 06* Anstace stares blankly at the girl, saying nothing <@Dreol> [The girl smiles. "It is important to be cautious. Especially with strangers entering the city. What purpose have you here?"] 06* Moriel puts the coin away, since that wasn't what the girl was actually after. "We're staying with Prince Jurgen for the summer, until the nights get longer again, and then leaving on an errand for Prince Mithras." <@Dreol> [She nods and looks over Moriel suspiciously. "Okay... Follow me." She turns and walks into town.] 06* Moriel shrugs and falls in behind the girl, eyes now fixed on her shoes. 06* Eliana raises an eyebrow at the suspicious look, but she walks after the pair anyway. 06* Anstace follows warily 06* Rolf follows! What's she gonna do, rolf him? Not likely! <@Dreol> [The girl leads you all to a huge Manor in the center of the city. She opens the door and leads you into a large great hall. The hall is full of long tables. And seated at the tables is a mix of vampires and ghouls. At the end of the longest table in the center. Is a extravagantly dressed vampire who, upon seeing you, nods to the young girl, who bows and disappears. The man stands. "Welcome, Order of the Black Rose. We have been expecting you. Welcome to Buda, and my grand court." All the eyes then turn to look at you all.] 06* Anstace sidesteps slightly to be mostly behind the nearest Rolf 06* Moriel bows. "Thank you, Prince Jurgen. We appreciate your hospitality." 06* Anstace notices Moriel's bow, peeks out slightly from behind Rolf, curtseys to Jurgen and then goes back to trying not to be a spectacle 06* Rolf bows slightly and gives a bit of a sweep of his arm. Cloak. "Yeah. Thanks for, uh, opening your court to envoys of your cousin." 06* Eliana bows as well, not really interested in talking right now. <@Dreol> [Jurgen nods and motions to an empty spot at his table. "We have arranged for you to have rooms. Please have a seat. You will be spending the summer with us all, after all, so we should all get acquainted."] 06* Moriel nods and takes a seat where Jurgen indicates. He looks calm and generally uninteresting. 06* Eliana sits down, sure, and looks around the room. 06* Rolf has a big seat. 06* Anstace quickly takes a seat as well, because she doesn't want to be the only one standing. People might stare. Again. So how does the war affect you out here? <@Dreol> [Jurgen is in the middle of drinking some blood from a goblet and nods to Rolf. "We don't get much Carthaginian activity out here, but we are at constant war with the Tzimisce in Transylvannia."] 06* Eliana looks over, interested. "Open war?" <@Dreol> [Jurgen nods. "On occasion. It has escalated because of the war with Carthage. We have our subtler means of combat as well, of course."] <@Dreol> [At the mention of that Jurgen looks to Gunther for a moment, before turning his attention back to Eliana.] 06* Eliana notes the glance. "Of course. Often subtlety is the wisest method." 06* Rolf chuckles lowly and says, "Guess that means we know what our reception will be now." <@Dreol> [Jurgen nods and stands. "Please... feel free to socialize while the nights are still long. I must excuse myself for now." He nods and walks out of the room, after exchanging another glance with Gunther.] 06* Eliana watches Jurgen leave, then looks to the others. "Ian and I should probably become acquainted with locals from our clan." 06* Moriel nods and looks around the room himself. His gaze meanders without really settling on anyone. 06* Eliana , so having said, stands and heads over to the end of a different table, where a Tremere and Ventrue are chatting it up. <@Dreol> [The Tremere is in the middle of saying "-in Ceoris said that they found some information about it." He looks up as Eliana and Ian approach and nods. "Ah... Fellow clansmen. What has brought such prestigious kindred from Mithras' court?" He seems sincere, although, perhaps a little forced in his describing your status as prestigious.] 06* Eliana bows to the Tremere. "We're stopping here on our way to Transylvania, to retrieve something for the situation brewing in the south." <@Dreol> [The Tremere nods. "Where are my manners. My name is Werter. Please have a seat."] <@Dreol> [The Lasombra girl, for the record, is sitting by herself as well. She has removed the rags and is dressed quite nicely. She is sitting in the corner of the room, in the shadows. Of course, it is difficult to know if she is sitting IN the shadows, or she has just moved the shadows around her.] 01 Eliana. And thank you. 06* Eliana sits down, nodding to the Ventrue also present. <@Dreol> [The Ventrue nods slowly to Eliana. "My name is Jeremiah. I am one of Lord Jurgen's researchers. Werter was just telling me about the research that is being done in Vienna to discover information on Moloch's ritual."] 06* Eliana looks interested. "Yes, it's quite extensive. Have you found anything of note?" 06* Moriel apparently doesn't see anyone he really wants to talk to, or else he doesn't want to leave Anstace by herself. He remains where he's sitting and converses with her in a low voice. <@Dreol> [Jeremiah shakes his head. "No new information really. We are trying to get information out of any Tzimisce that we manage to capture alive."] 01 Oh? Impressive. <@Dreol> [Jeremiah nods. "We have a prisoner currently. We've had him for about a week. He is pretty docile now. Without any home soil they get weak very quickly."] 01 Unfortunate for him. I hope you get answers soon. <@Dreol> [Session End]