9:00 p.m. Ventrue Meeting (ATTN: Ventrue)

Seraphina entered the room with her head held high and looked around only seeing Asa present she figured she was early "Priscus Clarke it is good to see you again" she says as she takes a seat and waits for the rest of the clan to arrive.

"I am enjoying it quite well thank you hopefully I will be able to have the money soon to find a place of my own not that your hospitality hasn't been appreciated." she smiles at him "Lioni has been wonderful to work for as well she is a wonderful boss."

Aura arrives swiftly in her taxi, dressed demurely and slipping in the door.

Aura resists the urge to bolt to her sire's side, biting her lip and gripping the arms of her chair, managing to look more calm and collected than usual.

Nicolo drives straight from the Chapter house to the Lily, enters quietly and takes a seat, nodding to those already seated.

Aura looks across the table at him, knowing he hates her now, and that he will never help her or teach her again.

She sighs to herself, hating that she burned a bridge.

While he mentally prepares himself for what he suspects is really the only possible topic for a Lord's meeting on the wake of such a complete and utter annihilation of the city's power base as they knew it, Nicolo glanced up to find Aurelie glancing at him. The flood of their infuriating exchanges could not be forgotten, but he couldn't help but feel at peace with it all now. So fresh out of torpor she was. And so crazy-fucking-Ventrue. He laughed a little at his self-depravating joke, then smiled genuinely at her.

"Bueno sera, Dulce. I hope the evening finds you as well as an evening such as this could find anyone."

"Oui, it finds me well Nicolo, merci... Did you happen to get my text about learning to drive?" she murmurs.

"Learning to drive?" Nicolo smiles wider and muses. "No, I don't think I did. Are you taking lessons or something?"

"I was going to ask you to teach me... And perhaps help me..." she murmurs, stopping, having thought he was going to help her pick something out, but remembering she asked Darren to do so.

He chuckles quietly thinking there probably wasn't enough liability insurance available in the world. "If you need help learning to drive, I could help you, Dolce. But why the sudden need to pilot a automobile?"

"I...have been released," she says softly so only he can hear, "and I wish a bit more independence."

"Ah, here is my new cell phone number, in case you lost it..."

Smiling, he takes the number from her before addressing the Priscus.

"Of course, Priscus Asa. I just thought perhaps in light of all that has happened this evening, you might want to have a private discussion about this decision and all the responsibilities before I went ahead and announced it to everyone as you first asked. But since that seems to be the way you want to handle it..."

Nicolo stood, straightened his suit and addressed the table, "I think everyone here knows me; Nicolo Giovanni Rossi, of the Lancea Sanctum. I will txt you all my number directly, and I can often easily be found through the All Hallows Church at 5501 14th Ave. Please feel free to contact me with any thoughts, ideas, concerns or whatever that you have, anytime -- I am here to serve the family, and of course to make Priscus Asa's job a little easier."

"And, it seems we're missing Martin Carpenter, Neil Coben and Antoinette Coeur de Lion. I will fill them in with the contact info via txt. As for Jackson McKennen? If I'm not mistaken, he was on his knees in from of the Princesses' man-at-arms with a sword to his throat when I took my leave of the Chapter House. So I highly doubt he'll be joining us this evening."

"Good point. Those names weren't on my list for some, strange reason. I'll add them right away." Nicolo sent out a txt to the missing 5 Ventrue.

Nicolo looked as his phone buzzed back at him almost instantly. "It would appear Mr. Carpenter is on his way, and has information on Baron Jones. Wonder what that is about."

Aura bites her lip and almost goes to sit beside her sire, then does so, no matter how angry the woman is she wants badly to be of comfort. She sits beside her and whispers to her.

Madame...I know I am released, but if there is anything I can do for you, my beloved sire, I would be glad to.

Aura looks up at her sire, quite startled by the shortness of the meeting and watching Lady Lioni, wanting to help her sire.

Aura looks stunned as the woman completely ignores her. She rises soon after and heads back out.

Aura heads out, a bit distraught, not even looking over to Nicolo.