Lucca shakes her head. "That idea might fly in some cities, but not in Ottawa, and especially not after the local Anarchs have broken the Masquerade so many times that an Archon had to be sent in to clean up the mess. Do you have any idea how badly this reflects on all of us? Corliss is at her wits' end! We've gotten so used to treating the city like our own little enclave that we forget there's a greater Camarilla out there—that they're more powerful and ancient than we can know. But it exists and if we don't make things right, it's going to cut us all to ribbons and replace us with something they think is better. Take it from someone who's been around the block in Camarilla cities all over the world: When an Archon is involved, you don't screw around."
"Archon Adeline has been explicitly clear what she's here for," Lucca says. "The Anarchs have been blowing up buildings and they're working their way up to higher profile terrorism. Of course she's here for them, it's ridiculous to think otherwise!"
"And whose domain is this happening in? Who runs this city?"
"Arundel."
"And in his absence, who's responsible for keeping Ottawa under control?"
"That's not the point!" Lucca says. "The point is that Adeline's here for the Anarchs. She might not be impressed by Corliss's stewardship, but she understands that her hands are tied until she can become Prince and put her foot down against all the squabbling and power grabs going on behind the scenes. Any major power vacuum destabilizes regions—it's to be expected!"
"All I'm saying is that you need to be careful where you place your trust, that's all. Think carefully about what's happening around you."
She flips several pages to the back of her notes, reads something and then looks back up at you. "So, I need something I can use here. If you want to get out of this, you've got to help me out. So you know the accusation, but if you can explain any mistakes Corliss might have made, anything you did that might have been misinterpreted, I can speak up for you. Believe it or not, I'm on your side." She sighs. "Look—when the crap hit the fan down by the water and Ward blew up that warehouse, you came to help me first. Don't think I've forgotten that." She tries to smile disarmingly. Let's get you out of there."
It briefly crosses your mind to share the memory Jordan helped you uncover—Lucca may be less inclined to help Corliss if she knows the details of what her sire has done—but you reconsider quickly. Revealing that you're not really her "sister" could make things even worse for you. Sometimes the truth is best kept on the back burner.