An Architect calls

[Lady Grace]

"Ancillia Audley," she smiles, " as always it is good to see you well. How goes the progress of my dress?," Grace looks excited

[Valentina Audley]

"The lace should be here in the merchant's next ship and I finished hemming the ruffles last night" she smiles back, giddy with excitement at the thought of Grace's new finery.

"We are on track for the hem fitting, 2 weeks hence, as we agreed." Her exburerance causes her to add "it's going to be magnificent!"

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[Lady Grace]

Grace beams at the news, then pauses whilst Dukes speaks, she continues to address Valentina but in a hushed excited tone.

"Wonderful and I am so pleased that you have been able to find the time in your extremely busy schedule. I greatly look forward to seeing it,"

[Madam Zaragoza]

“Gilipolas! Hijo du puta! Dukes, how dare you give my horse away to her?!” She points dramatically at Aurelia. “I never give you permission to do so and I was going to ensure that you were given the appropriate level of boon for your time. You love sick fool!”

She looks briefly at the horse not approaching it for fear of making it scare, “Elder Silver? What do you mean by giving it such a name?”. She looks accusingly at Aurelia, “Have you already made her your ghoul!!”

The beast flares in Hermina’s eyes. She turns to Jean-Jaques.

“Jean .. I mean Neonate Marchaux. How *could* you let this happen!”

[Jean-Jacques]

Listening to the exchanges between Hermina and Dukes, jean-Jacques is alerted when she refers to his name, and looks at her, pauses

...then bows deeply

He casts a glance toward Dukes then Aurelia, then Silver, before returning his gaze to Hermina.

“Elder eet ees enteerley mine fault, ee ‘as brought ze shame on ze Elder for ze loseeng of ze geeft, as such ee offer ze major boon in recompense for ze loss and ze embarrassment at looseng eet”

He pauses and looks impassively at Hermina

[Laurence]

Standing from next to Grace, Laurence extends a hand to Dukes as an offer to help him up from the floor.

“Might I offer you a hand up Sheriff?”

Whether or not Dukes accepts, Laurence will move back and sit down next to Grace, casting a long look at her with a grin.

“Primogen, I’m very much pleased you could join us.”

[Lady Grace]

She smile back, "the pleasure really is mine,"
Grace continues to look at Laurence as he sits until she looks away to the floor still smiling.

[Madam Zaragoza]

[Jean-Jacques]

jean-Jacques nods toward Hermina,

Then to the room,

“Ee ‘ope you make zy selves welcome ‘ere, enjoy zis umbell place, zere ees drink for zose zat weesh eet, Sands to ze generosity of Ze Primogen Grace ‘ere”

As he speaks he tours the group ensuring each has a charged glass, his order is as before, in strict court status, he leaves a glass on the counter next to the hatch for Silver

“First, zo, ee propose a toast in honour of ze Primogen who as guided me on ze tweested pass of zis domain and ee ‘ees homnoured she asked accepted ze honour of ze position for ze clan at court”

He pauses,

“Ee proipose ze toast...

Ancilla, ze Lady Grace Granville, Primogen of Clan Brujah, High Clan of ze Evoree Tower, in ze domain of Akwaay Soolis”

He is stood in the centre of the room, facing Grace

He raises his glass and drains it.