John sat and shook his head, "Thank you, but I won't be here all that long."<br/><br/>He leaned forward, obviously not relaxed at all.  After she was settled, he steepled his fingers.<br/><br/>"I'm not sure how much you have followed the mortal news lately, but there are some concerning things going on which they do not know the true meaning of," he started, paused, then added, "Moreso than usual.  Several corpses have turned up completely drained.  We know the Leeches are not responsible, about half of the victims have been of their number, the rest have been known Magi.  Usually loners, non-members of the local chantry.  Same with the Leeches.  Still, this is a dangerous issue which we feel must be dealt with."