Imperial City, Blessed Isle<br/><br/>The imperial city was bustling, as it always was.  Terrestrials and mortals alike wander it's streets going about business, be it going to the House of Bells or the Spiral Academy, studying martial arts, trading everything from clothing to artifacts, or even preparing for the night's party at House Cynis' estate.  It's after noon, and Tepet Imara has been formally requested by V'neef, head of House V'neef herself.  Known for her beauty, charisma, and being the most pure of all bloodlines in the Realm - and certainly elsewhere - it was known that she was not the most fond of House Tepet, purely because she didn't want her daughters married off to legionnaires; it was not good for expanding their mercantile empire for them to marry poor poor soldiers...<br/><br/>Which made the recent events very interesting: Tepet Imara - an associate of the Wyld Hunt but no Monk - or rather her mother had been speaking with V'neef as of late, specifically about marriage between the Houses.  It'd been going on for quite some time, but today - without the Tepet's mother informing her so - she'd been personally requested by V'neef herself to pay her a visit, and to spend the night at their estate.  It was also V'neef's youngest daughter's 18th birthday, and the Tepet was requested to come 'prepared' for the party.  Even Mnemon it was said was sending her regards in the form of intricate gifts to the infamous seventh daughter of the seventh daughter of the Scarlet Empress, so for the Tepet it was going to be much the same...<br/><br/>She would have to be there before dinner.