"Lord Warwick and Lord Philip, I welcome you to our friendly gathering," said the Viceroy, his tone dripping with insincere hospitality as he gestured for the Wolf half-blood grand magus to join the serpent conclave. The air in the Majestic Faulen Oval chamber was thick with tension as the prominent figures took their seats.
With the arrival of the Ouroboros Queen and the leaders of three other major clans, the chamber was now filled to capacity. Eleven factions were represented: The Faulen, The Ouroboros, The Mauritius, The Targaryan, The Kruk, The Boa, The Colubrid, The Fanes, The Jafar, The Mara, and The Severus. The leaders and their proxies occupied the central seats, while the thirty other grand magus-level figures, including the three wolf bloodline guests, sat in the outer circle, their presence adding an edge to the already charged atmosphere.
