With his back still turned to the Russian Noblewoman, Ijemaru smirked slightly. "As soon as possible?" he asked, turning to face her again and leaning back on the stone rail with both hands clasping it, "I can arrange for it immediately."<br/><br/>Then, with remarkable timing, a maid rushed past the opening to the terrace, back-stepping immediately and bowing to them in the doorway. "Lady Anna, young lord Ijemaru, pardon the interruption. Her Highness the Queen has requested the both of you attend a council in the Great Room at the end of the Main Hall. Please make haste to attend-- it is of the utmost importance."<br/><br/>The young Hisuka raised an eyebrow.<span style="font-style: italic">A council of the utmost importance? Surely they're inviting the rest of my family. If I find myself alone, I'll feign ignorance until doing so would be unwise. If the gathering is held by the Queen, though, I'll have to be especially careful even if the others attend.</span>"Yes, you may go," Ijemaru said, dismissing the maid. Even a young lord could freely show superiority to a servant if he were the only member of his family present.<br/><br/>"Well, I'm curious," he muttered to himself after the servant departed. "Her Majesty is an intriguing one. I'll be interested to see what this council entails." He offered Anna a slight smile and moved toward the doorway. "For the moment, I'd rather we not be seen as very familiar to each other. I'll leave first and I'd be grateful if you'd wait a moment before following." He started to take a step then abruptly stopped. "Oh, and don't worry yourself over the details of the arrangement. I'll see to everything myself." He was out of sight a moment later.<br/><br/>-----------------<br/><br/>((I don't really feel like posting for my others. A couple maids found each of them and discretely gave them the message. That's about it. They'll all agree to attend-- even Clau-chan, since he has nothing better to do.))