<strong>"Lexy Lexy"</strong>Kathryn laughed<strong>"You can be funny"</strong>Kathryn regarded the Elder carefully<strong> "Oh my your serious ?" </strong>She then let both of her hands hold her face while the new idea sunk in its roots.<br/><strong><br/>"All know the Rectoris are more useful as Allys than absent. We provide considerable services when it comes to getting authorities here to choose certain paths. Like it or not we live in a human world and all elders know its easier to manipulate power than to maintain it. Simply put people generally do a better job things if they want to do it than they would do while fear or duress, or under orders. So far all the other clans seem happy with us while we smooth matters over for them. No matter how powerful some are, most like the idea of living in a place full of those ignorant of their ways and mistakes, there will always be a time where invisible influence is the most elegant a solution. While that is true we will stay useful, while useful our clan is more of an extension of other clans not their threat"<br/></strong><br/>The speech seemed practiced, it was one Kathryn usually spoke of in different variations when talking to other Rectoris' who were feeling uneasy about vampires kin. While speaking one waitress was walking by taking some cocktails into a room reserved for business dealings.<br/><br/><strong>"We are they ... and yes just how I like it thankyou" </strong>Kathryn silently thought towards the waitress. The waitress turned with a glazed look and marched over to the table where both the elders sat and placed the cocktails on the table<br/><br/><strong>"My appologies I could have sworn you both were in the guest room" .</strong>the girl mentioned blandly<br/>.. Lex had seen Kathryn control others minds before ... it was obvious to Lex that those she was told to give the drinks to looked nothing like either of them... whatever the waitress was seeing while looking at the elders it was nothing like the forms both held now.<br/><br/><strong>"Oh we wonder about some times think nothing of it, actually, mind if you fetch another set and run them into the room ? I am sure we will have downed them and be back at the same seats you thought we would be the moment you can see to it. Oh please don't mention or imply we already some here, we are trying to impress others there, any there knowing we are weak to drink could cause issues" </strong><br/><br/>At this the waitress nodded and scurried to fetch another set.<br/><br/><strong>"The other elders are getting power hungry, we all go through those phases but don't you already have anything you want Lex ? If your intention is to remove the other clans that means you have to manage the issues they are seeing to for their own pride reasons yourself. If you want the city for yourself there is a good chance most will go just by you asking, myself and my kin included for your strength is mythical, not many would risk having you as an enemy even if it does mean they have to resettle elsewhere"</strong><br/><br/>Kathryn tried the cocktail and smiled delightedly then took another sip.<br/><br/><strong>"You seldom attend any meetings, you care very little for the likes of others, which means none have leverage over you and we have all tried. Working out what you want is not easy, frankly I dont want to risk peering into your mind ... not because I can't but because its polite not to and frankly you are often direct and not inclined to entertain charades, so what the hell are you up to Lex?"</strong><br/><br/>As Kathryn finished the sentence the same waitress with another four drinks strolled into the room yards away from the elders completely oblivious of the couches still being occupied by the same souls she served before...