Sigrid knew all of the assembled council by name and fame, not personally of course. Such meetings were left to Sunneborn and other members of the Arvedel Councilors. House Arvedel operated mainly on European soil, since that is where its roots lay, but chantries could be found all over the world from which Arvedel cells operated. The loss of Absolon was of course a sad loss, given the close ties Sunneborn and him held, and Sigrid didn't like his replacement. This Dominic Carlyle was an unknown to her, which made him a threat. But, such worries were not meant for her, let the Councilors solve that one.<br/><br/>Sigrid made no attempt to hide her dislike towards the others assembled here, taking her seat directly across from the High Council, while keeping Evelyn close behind her. She scowled at Tashi, not only was she just a simple human addressing the High Council, she had gone ahead of the vampires. Humans ought to know their place. Still, she was the late councilors servant and her question was what was on Sigrid's mind as well. Who could've possibly gotten that close to a member of the High Council?<br/><br/>Sigrid rose, straightning her clothes and placing her arms behind her back before addressing the council.<b>"Regent Sigrid Abatorius of house Arvedel..."</b>She paused for a split second, before lifting a hand towards Evelyn<b>"And this is my aide, Evelyn Calthas."</b>For Evelyn this was a rare occasion. Normally Sigrid never mentioned her name, she was a servant and by being that, not worthy of being mentioned during a meeting. So to be mentioned in front of the High Council of all people, that was quite the honor. Sigrid had her reasons though, to her this was a way of showing her off. "Look at my servant, who is vastly superior to all the others."<br/><br/><b>"And I must side with Miss Varsiani."</b>Doing little trouble of trying to hide her dislike for the human woman, although her Swedish accent made it difficult to pick it up<b>"Who could have been powerful or resourceful enough to get close to a High councilor? And what is our part in this?"</b>She once again gazed across the room, not recognizing anybody. It was something that made her feel uncomfortable, for all she knew one of them could be the killer. Ridiculous, of course, but she'd seen weirder things in her 900 years of existence.<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>