When it seemed that the majority of the room no longer had any questions to ask, the councilors adjourned and let the assembled night hunters retreat to their rooms to gather their things, with instructions to come back down when they were finished to meet Councilor Riven outside, in front of the hotel.<br/><br/>Councilor Anderson stayed behind for only the briefest of moments to answer Darion's question. Only once Lilly was far out of earshot, well on her way down the hallway to their shared room,<span style="color: darkblue"> "Call it intuition, Darion. She needs a strong master, someone who can hold their own. You may need to defend yourself from <b><i>her</i></b> at some point. Don't let your guard down around anyone. You never know who to trust in this world."</span>he explains, for the first time since they had all entered the hall sounding and looking completely serious...  before breaking out into another broad grin just before he disappears with the other councilors through the rear door of the chamber, leaving them all alone in the dining hall once again. Even Councilor Mubarak and her younger companion vanished into the shadows once again.<br/><br/>The collective vampires were left alone with their thoughts then, to go and gather their things, or decide if they even wanted to participate at all. No doubt some of them would leave, thinking it too dangerous, too risky, not wanting to risk themselves for what was likely a failing system anyway. Others simply would be too scared, or were disheartened by the lack of evidence. Whatever the case, they would need to return to their room and gather their things, weapons, combat gear, surely they wouldn't have time to return and collect all of it until the mission was complete, so whatever they thought they might need for an extended leave would need to be taken.<br/><br/>----------------------------------------------<br/><br/>Shadya cared little for what others thought, she as a high councilor after all, and if she wanted to join with her creation there in the room in front of all of them, it wouldn't phase her at all. But while she knew a great many things about her Janeil, her moral standing was one of the few that she was unfamiliar with. Not wanting to shock her creation or drive her away now that the time had finally come for them to be reunited, she decided to whisk them away through the shadows, embracing her young lover completely in her arms and wrapping them both up in her cloak as they vanish into the darkness, emerging moments later in the complete blackness of Janeil's room. Though the total absence of light did not seem to phase either of them.<br/><br/>It was there she smiled to her young lover, letting her embrace tighten as she pulls the slightly smaller girl in close, placing one hand gently on the back of her neck to guide Janeil's mouth to her own neck.<span style="color: purple"> "We have a few short moments to savor our reunion, my Janeil. Let us enjoy them before we must prepare and depart with the others..." </span>she whispers softly to the younger woman.<br/><br/>------------------------------------------<br/><br/>No sooner had the meeting been adjourned for a few short moments than Councilor Riven was already outside, his monstrous shadowy body crouched down in the grass in front of the converted hotel, his claws needing the ground like a massive predator, eager to be on it's way. It was there that Tasha would find him. He acknowledged her presence with little more than an incline of his massive gargoyle-like head. The one eye that was facing her turned to focus on her only when she continued speaking, and questioned the great one.<span style="color: maroon">"You, as my servant, shall refer to me as Lord, Master, or Councilor, as all are applicable. You may or may not include my surname if you so choose."</span>he explains with the calm air of an eagle speaking to the mouse that sat beside it in it's nest.<br/><br/><span style="color: maroon">"Now we wait, for a time. When everyone has arrived that is going to arrive, we will depart for our first destination."</span><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>