Flynn DelaCourt IV, son of the DelaCourt Elder and likely the next Elder of the bloodline himself, leaned forward to stroke his daughter's arm.<br/><br/>"I don't have much time so I'll be brief, pumpkin. It took me some effort to pull the strings but in the end you were chosen over Hernando Chun Lao and two others. So you must do good here."<br/><br/>His voice was flat and controlled. He was a politician and a noble through-and-through.<br/><br/>"This is how it is: you and the young Galen have been selected as a scouting party. The Senate wants to establish a new coven, but just waltzing in somewhere and taking up the first vacant spot is highly foolish and quite dangerous. So we must select the grounds for a new Collettiva very carefully and with minimal risk. The more people we sent on a virgin ground, the higher the risk of exposure, as you know. So the first group must be sent to find out if the area is safe enough for a new Collettiva; to scout the human population and see what possibilities for safe feeding there are among them; and finally, select the precise spot for the coven - inside the city or out of it."<br/><br/>He paused for a second, his dark eyes glowing like cinders.<br/><br/>"I don't know how you feel about that young vampire Galen but at least tolerate him." he continued after a brief moment. "The two of you don't like each other and the Senate knows that very well. So there is a reason why you of all candidates have been put together. Like I said, a large group would attract unwelcome attention. So the Senate has decided to send out a maximally small but maximally effective team. You have been chosen for your leadership qualities, pumpkin. You're a thinker. Your evaluation of the area and the situation and the decisions you will make will be held in high regard by the Senate. Galen, on the other hand, is a superb fighter. He's not half as intelligent as you, he's crude and thuggish, but if it comes to a struggle you'll need someone like him to watch your back. You don't have to like him and he doesn't have to like you. Suffice to say, he's being instructed in the same way as we speak. By none other than his Elder, at that. So rest assured, he'll cooperate."<br/><br/>Flynn DelaCourt IV quickly got up and hugged his daughter. "I have to fly now, I'm expected elsewhere." he mumbled while giving her a kiss on the forehead. "Make daddy proud!" He nodded at Ana and left the room.