Home amog Snakes (Leila)

Everyone kept silence as a sign of aproval, they were ready to continue. A second before Pillar would start talking one of carpet moved allowing Angel inside the room, she walked in while moving it off her way. She said.
"Good evening, how are you doing? I'm sorry to be late but I got some information."

"From the Dancers" Stein asked in displease.

"Yes, we went to the orphan house in New Jersey. They were glad I could help and gave me something in return." she said. Angel look was a little disturbed, her hair was slightly messed up and her cloth had minimal stains of mud and may be blood judging by the smell.

"Tough night, ha?" said Cross. "Indeed hon! it was hell on the loose". She replied as walked to one of the couchs and sit on it's left arm. "So, what were you talking about?"

Pillar gave her then a short introduction about the topic that were just addressed and ask her for any questions she may had before passing to the next topic, and Angel replied.
"Well I think it will be all the way around. I've heard some werewolves leyends that my friends shared with me, some are very interesting, specially now."

Angel smiled in complete joy, deviating her attention to Leila. Many in the rest of the group rolled their eyes, in a public and silent Here she goes. Angel said.
"Everyone here seems to know a lot, don't they? Dancing company?" her eyes were acusing the rest of the Clan of misinforming Leila about her group of friends.

"They call themselves the Black Spiral Dancers, and they don't perform for audiences..." Angel seem to consider her last line, she touched her chin with the tip of her finger and continued saying. "... at least not often."

Angel's baby face and pretended naivity was responded with a loud laugh from Stein that seem taken for a horror movie. Loud enough to shut everyone's voices for a second. In response Angel played offended and said.
"This are actual werewolves, Leila. Enemies of our enemies. They worship destruction and defilement in such a way that makes it an art." with a voice tone full with admiration.

"They once were part of the werewolves we know, so they know alot from them. That's all" she ended.

Angel seemed very proud of being their allies but when Leila asked the question her mood turned less enthusiastic, and before she started answering Leila's question Stein said.
"Why don't you tell Leila what you were doing in the orphan house so the Dancer gave you this 'intel' thing?"

Samuel intervened.
"Per haps Angel isn't trying to make show for your amusement Stein. I'm you sure know the value of keeping certain things, personal things, to yourself. Don't you?" Samuel's voice was soft and calmed, still it had entwined a serious warning.

A few moments of tension... the calm before the storm.

There were a bunch of subtleties going on the next few seconds. Stein stared at Samuel apparently looking for an opening, while the two beautiful ghouls and Elizabeth lain slightly closer to his domitor. Samuel Garrison on the hand looked at Stein directly into his eyes and then to Tantra smiling to her.

Stein changed his gaze from Samuel to Tantra. She was staring at him with a piercing gaze absolutely ready for action. At this point the scene was very confusing for Leila, specially when she tried to seek for Cross and found him missing, he simply wasn't in the room anymore.

A frac of a second later Tantra said with the softest and most tender voice she could.
"Come on my Brothers, I'm sure that Angel would love to share something to satiate Leila's curiosity. Don't you dear?"

Stein smiled back to Samuel and made a polite nod with his head, which he responded with the same cortesy. Angel sighed in relief and was about to start talking when Leila noticed Cross presence just behind the two Samuel's pretty ghouls.

Angel smiled with naivity and said.
"Sure! I'd love that. It's a date then"

Tantra and Pillar seemed pleased, even relaxed. Taking over again this situation Pillar said.
"Thank you Leila, and yes. There's much to talk about, so please brothers and sisters, take a sit."

At that point only Angel, Cross and the ghouls were standing. They obeyed and everything went back to normal. Afterwards Pillar said.
"Considering your effort I'd like to hear what information you have Angel, so please tells us the update."

Angel said right away.
"Under the city a Great Lord of Destruction is growing. The Dancers call it Aghora and it is gathering all the strenght he can. The most vile, devious and destructive creatures on Earth are comming to New York City to serve this great Lord, some have already gotten here."

Despite the obvious awe and terror in everyones faces she continued.
"Their Leyends speak about the Resurrection of All-Evil, the three heads of the Destruction Incarnation. Heroes from all over the worlds will come and perish to its feet.

As I see it this other werewolves are here to stop the Thing under the city, it's presence has called many creatures, some might be resposible for the kidnappings."

Suddenly she made a pause in her storytelling and said.
"I have more details but... what do you have questions about?"

Angel shrug and said.
"Well, yes... I think, the leyend is kind of criptic. It mentions the apparance of a Star from the North, the sign of the savior, also about the Resurrection of the Ancient Turtle and stuff like that. It's more like a fable with fantastic actors in it. I presume this symbols make sense for the werewolf nation but not even the Dancers know the exact meaning of this, so this gotta be very inmerse in their culture for us to interpret. You know?"

Samuel asked.
"Angel, tell me about this demon Aghora. What are his attributes? his tools or domains?"

She quickly answered.
"It's a defiler, when I asked about it they told me he can defile minds and bodies alike. This means corruption, lost and decadence. Also seem to be have relation with perversions, its a wide range of domain, Sire. Basiclly it's pure evil." her words full with admiration and respect.

Cross spoke up.
"Well I guess that's it. Probably the two we already know of, the defiled vein creature and the kidnappers could be working for these Lord. Also would make sense that our brother underneath are save, they don't hold ties to their Humanity as nosferatus do, so the Lord might consider them harmless otherwise it would have attack them. Just saying."

Tantra replied.
"Poor information it's worst than no information at all. Until we're sure about it I prefer to expect anything and assume nothing at all."

Cross lowered his voice and replied.
"... but that doesn't help us much Tantra, does it?"

Tantra's eyes nailed Cross and said with a silk soft tone in her voice.
"It does Cross. We can continue with our plan without interference, any prejudce could deviate us. Don't you think?"

Cross stayed quiet, still confused.

Angel answers.
"I know I have but you already know that."

Stein replies.
"We do and in some way we all have but I think that Leila's question points to any so called demonic activity. Considering the nature of this demon I'd say that New York was built by it, what's NYC if not Babylon, if the antichrist exists I'm sure he'd be a newyorker."

Pillar nods and says.
"I think that Tantra's advice comes to order. We don't know anything so we can't predict or suppouse. One thing is certain, we need to asure our survival and to do that we must grant or feeding, our haven and watch out for danger. From this moment on, no hunting outside our precint." said that staring at Cross and Leila mostly.

Tantra nods seconding the order, as well Samuel, understanding completely the reason for it.

Pillar continued.
"Each of us have a mission to do, divide in work groups: Stein and Cross, Samuel and Leila; Tantra and me will be guiding and coordinating your actions. Angel, I need you as a link between the Others and us, you'll be our Ambassador among the rest of the supernatural creatures in the City.

Any questions?"

With everyone silent Pillar said.
"Then this Clan Meeting is dismissed. Carry on brothers and sisters, we have a lot to do."

As everyone went on their own ways grouping as instructed Samuel smiled back to Leila and made a sign inviting her to join him. Afterwards he talked to Elizabeth who went to Tracy and Jen to guide them out of the room, while passing by Leila the three of them salute her as they went out.

With his usual politeness Samuel answered.
"Very well, Thank you Leila. I'm glad to see you back in the Lair so soon, I was hoping for that misunderstanding to be over quickly and thanks to the Dark Father here you're."

Crossing his left leg over the right and making a bohemian gesture he continued.
"I'd like to go straight to the point if you don't mind, we can chat about our wherabouts since our last encounter later with the proper drinking and in better circunstances."

Concluding with a smile.
"Regarding to the party we have a lot of preparation to do. These Toreador's parties are in general very fancy, specially when the try to impress, many times they include humans as servitors and guests alike, and of course that means we need to be cautious about our behavior.

Nevertheless I'd like to start by the very basics, with the Kindred that most likely will be there. Also about the context, meaning, where the party is taking place. Toreador's Elysium, their major haven: American Museum of Natural History in Manhattan. Have you heard of it?"

Samuel nods.
"Indeed. This Museum is one of the Camarilla's Elysium in the City, a sacred ground for them, sort of speak. A Toreadors enforce peace there, fiercely.

This Haven holds many more treasure than those available for tourist, the undergroud of it its packed with ancient relics and fosils, many are held illegally others are kept away from the public's view for their obvious supernatural condition. I've been there a few times, as you remember from your shopping in Manhattan I have strong conections with the Camarilla, good enough to grant me access to such places, one the reasons to choose me I believe.

Toreadors have invested alot to cause envy and awe over visitors so don't hold yourself to flatter their beauty and taste, they love ego massages. Also its very important to respect Art inside these walls, they are radical when it comes to punishing bad critics, some of their own Sect have been bleed out because of that, and I've even heard tales about Kindred destruction due to Art robbery and defilement."