After a time, Helena stood and left with a smile and a wave to the three bathing women.  "Relax a little?" She offered to Guine,  who dismissed the humans words with a sniff.<br/><br/>After the bath,  Guine followed the three back up to their rooms and once again sat in the hall.  She remained there all night and in the morning,  she pounded on each woman's door at first light.<br/><br/>"Awaken! Awaken and prepare to receive wisdom!"  She almost sounded excited.  Almost.<br/><br/>Once all three newcomers had awoken dressed in what little clothing they possessed and followed Guine down the stairs and into some kind of meeting room,  they were sat down at a large round table across from Lady Meldine,  who sat on the left, and two other human men. Guine actually showed a hint of emotion for once,  a flash of surprise crossing her features as she saw the two men,  before she composed herself and stood at attention near the door.<br/><br/>The man seated on the right was younger than the other two humans,  but still middle aged.  His robes were a deep blue almost black satin and caught the light around the edges in strange ways.  He had a well trimmed beard and a curled waxed moustache,  his long brown hair slicked back with some kind of shining oil.  His eyes sparkled with knowledge beyond the age of his features,  the air of a wizard around him.  His gaze swept the women intently as they entered,  all three women feeling as if he was looking at more than just their bodies.<br/><br/>The man in the centre was a bit rotund,  a slightly unhealthy layer of fat adorning his large frame.  His clothing was well kept,  colourful and regal,  marking him as some kind of aristocracy or nobility. His grey hair put him at around the same age as Melinda,  but somehow his round face seemed younger.<br/><br/>Melinda began the meeting,  "Greetings blessed ones.  I'd like to introduce you to Elder Lorkon,  our cities most informed wizard on the affairs of demons,  and Vizier Pron, One of the Order's Military Adviser's."  Lorkon stood and bowed at his introduction,  but Pron remained seated,  his fingers interlocked and resting on his pot belly as he leaned back and surveyed the women before him.<br/><br/>"What do you three know of your own nature?" Lorkon asked quickly,  seemingly preempting the other two with his quick question.  "Do you understand how you came to be part of the people called the 'blessed'?"<br/><br/>(As a note,  few people of the world actually know about the ritual that created the blessed,  or why the demons suddenly gained more power and numbers over the last few years. )