Seneschal's Office Rose and the Haunt

[Jennifer Hazelton]

The office of the Seneschal was decorated in high quality dark wood pieces. A large book case presided over the room with a variety of books which included classic English and Italian literature. A large and well laid out desk faced the door with a straight-backed chair in Jennifer's place. Two comfortable arm chairs faced the desk. The desk had been cleared of any paperwork and was neat. A keen eye could see a gift that Priscus Jack had given Jennifer in prime place of honor on the desk.

Jennifer sat behind her desk. Jennifer wore a less formal dress than she would wear to Formal Court. Yet it was in line with her personal style of adhering to the Florentine Code. Jennifer was wearing two pieces of jewelry that meant a great deal to her: an emerald ring on her right finger and a brown diamond and white diamond ring on her left finger.
A dark-haired ghoul in a tailored suit stands near the desk, a pad of paper and pen on the desk near him. Most Kindred should recognize Liam, the Seneschal’s ghoul.
The Baroness was considering what matter could be upsetting the Priscus. She was curious about what the evening would hold.

[Alicia Silvers]

Not having believed that a meeting would be the outcome of the call but it would ensure a safer area for them to speak as she drives over and stopping some distance away, parking and locking her bike up with heightened senses as she keeps a careful eyes that no one follows her whilst beginning to sneak towards the Seneschals office.

Check for tail, 4 successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2026-01-22 10:56:49	Alicia Silvers rolls 8 to Perception - check for tail (wit+com) (10 Again, WillPower)	8, 7, 2, 8, 10, 4, 5, 9, 3	4 successes

Sneak, failure

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2026-01-22 10:57:28	Alicia Silvers rolls 4 to Sneak (dex+stealth) (10 Again)	6, 2, 2, 2	failure

Dressed rather simply in a fully black long armed shirt, with a black leather jacket over it, black tight leather gloves, black stockings and a black shorter skirt, raven dark hair in its basic straight getup, lips painted in a soft red with her usual none official purple eyes being the only part really worth taking notice of in her attire. Foregoing a bit of the decorum in favor of caution, to many things being in motion to not choose where to place her priorities.

Walking up towards the door with a soft knock whilst constantly keeping a cautious gaze and ear around her.

[Jennifer Hazelton]

Liam opens the door to the office with a calm professionalism. "Priscus Silvers." He greets with an appropriate bow for a Ghoul as he steps back and makes a small gesture to invite the Kindred inside.
"The Seneschal welcomes you."

Jennifer looked up as her guest arrives.
"Priscus Silvers." Jennifer greets, her Cursed voice in full effect. Her words slither out, coiling around the softly lit shadows of the office within the safety of Elysium.

Jennifer made an appropriate nod, slightly bowing her back to the Daeva. This is to signal that the Daeva has risen in the esteem of the Domain's cacophony. Jennifer was very attentive to give respect where it was earned.

"Do come in and have a seat." Jennifer states from behind her desk.

"There was not much information to go on from your words. What have you accomplished and what more do you require, Priscus Silvers?" Jennifer poses.

[Alicia Silvers]

Giving a light courteous nod towards the ghoul without a single word as she steps inside.

Eyes immediately starting to look around, long having been curious of just how the place might look and that they never had really met one on one like this before. Making no attempt to hide her fascination with witnessing the various books, curious if like herself she only publicly displayed the languages there was no care if someone else knew she spoke or if these were just the ones that interested her. Shaking her head with a look back towards the Seneschal as she spoke, and performing a formal curtsy with her head held down.
"Seneschal Jennifer Hazelton, Priscus of the Nosferatu and Baroness Notary of the First Estate." Keeping her pose for a moment before rising up, fully utilizing the time to let the sensation of the cursed voice slither away from showing upon herself. "I appreciate you seeing me so quickly." Almost caught off guard by the new bow of the head, not having received such a sign as of yet nor having expected it for a few more years.

Taking a seat with a straight proper form.
"Do excuse the lack of details, recent matters have made me not trust something as unsecure as phone contact." Rather overly cautious than risking danger for anyone of them around. "First and foremost to detail recent things I have learned, so let me jump straight to the big part. Have you been informed that the remains of Ms. Mariposa Sanchez were recently found by some warehouses yet?" Not wanting to jump into depths before settling the basics first.

[Jennifer Hazelton]

Jennifer made a small nod nod her head, in doing so signaling that Jennifer had heard the honorifics observed and the meaning behind them. Jennifer was focused on what the Priscus may need and not in delving into a conversation.

"Yes, the matter seemed urgent." Jennifer hit on the intent behind the meeting. "I do wish to be available to solve any problems that one cannot solve oneself."

Jennifer does not delve on the why of the matter.

"The remains of Ms. Mariposa Sanchez were found by some warehouses?" Jennifer arches her brow slightly. "No. Nobody has communicated that to me."
The words were bitten off sharply. The Final Death of a Kindred was no casual matter. No day to day occurrence.

She looked expectantly to the Daeva.

[Alicia Silvers]

Now that was not what she had hoped to hear, but not all to surprising sadly enough and did speak silent volumes.
"I would say so, hopefully the reason as to why I opted to not speak of such matters over the phone are evident. To many risks. My contacts informed me of something in the area that sounded like a potential masquerade breach and I went to check it out, at the location I found her remains. Last I heard they are with Alder Prince Alessandra so the worry about Kine´s doing something they should not are at least mitigated." Feeling no need to add the less than stellar acts of the former Reeve in the matter.

"As you are undoubtedly aware my cousin Ms. Clarke has spoken about the disappearance of her coterie quite aloud at court, granted the time between her words and finding the relatively fresh remains does open up more than a few questions." Annoyingly enough, the risk of what she might have undergone not something to leave in the air. "You asked me of the members of my family recently, at the time reports had not yet hit me but I have since heard whispers of a potential family member myself. Although second hand reports with little substance, do you know the gender of the potential one whom has reached your ears?"

[Jennifer Hazelton]

A few seconds tick by as Jennifer categorized these facts as they were revealed. The revelation of Ale's participation took Jennifer's fear regarding the preservation of the Masquerade down to an acceptable level. Jennifer pursed her lips slightly as she thought that one through.

"In my question, I was making a check in on who was still Dansing in the Domain. I had rather liked one of your cousins that I conversed with when former Priscus Carmen was present. Yet it seems that she slipped away like a sigh in the night, never having dropped a note to mention her departure."
Jennifer states.

"I have not seen any Unacknowledged Kindred around, as I would be insistent that they arrange a meeting with you to remedy such a situation. When the Domain has only a few members, as it does now, one can recognize everyone by sight. As a for your information, I consider the former Reeve Helen Kingsley unacknowledged."
Perhaps she had departed wordlessly. That would be a shame. Jennifer did want to show her the rough side of her tongue on a few matters, yet Helen was Clan. A Clan Mate that had proven herself to be a cut above the rest of the rabble. Jennifer considers. "You share information with me, and I see it a good plan to share with you.
You have heard whispers of potential Family members... to me, this suggests that you have a Clan Mate around the Domain who is unknown to both of us. Who has shared this news?
Do they have any evidence that they are Daeva, and not just a well groomed Ventrue?"

[Alicia Silvers]

Taking the opportunity of the silent moments to let her eyes wander back towards the books, slowly scanning them over with an appreciative look without a hint of hiding where she was looking whilst keeping her proper seated pose until the cursed voice once more filled the room making her eyes draw back to the woman before her whilst keeping her calm.
"I am aware." It having been all to open to miss. "Unfortunately I have no praise to offer my family as one by one they steered their feet away either in silence, with improper conduct, or both for that matter." Leaving her to pick up the pieces.

Allowing herself to raise an eyebrow, normally lies, manipulation or steering would have been a method of preference but the fact that both of them cared about the domain and someone targeted them here did leave little room for such tactics.
"Then I must say that I am disappointed in a few of us here, with recent events such matters should have been shared to at least your ears by now." More than one name to blame though. "Indeed I have, and more. Apparently Ms. Sanchez felt watched her last couple of nights before disappearing and asked if another member than I or Ms. Clarke were known in the area. She likely judged it by looks, or through to me unknown means as that is all the information that was known of her speaking of it." And judging by looks alone was not something she wanted to indulge. "In addition my eyes have landed upon unknown ones, one potentially either involved with the fate of Ms. Sanchez or just drawn in by it, impossible to tell at the moment or a chance to meet them proper." But not something she wanted to do in the wrong setting, if they wanted a talk she had sent them a simple to follow invite into a for her safer area that was not taken up on.

[Jennifer Hazelton]

Jennifer's gaze flicks to her book cases. In another moment, she might indulge in that conversation. Now, she simply makes a note.
There are important matters to discuss. The Daeva Priscus has highlighted that Jennifer had been neglected in the information loop. Jennifer makes a small nod of her head to indicate her own thoughts. Yes, that was surprising, wasn't it?

"Whom is aware of the death of Ms. Sanchez? Whom was present at the site that you discovered her body?" Jennifer inquired.
"No doubt, an investigation into who has the ability to cause a Final Death must be undertaken. The fact that you know that she was being stalked suggests that her Killer learned her pattern and capitalized on it. I would recommend changing one's patterns and add some time to returning to one's Haven in order to watch for any one stalking you.

Where have you noticed the Unacknowledged Kindred?" Jennifer leans forward slightly. "My first thought is to return to that location with someone who could assist me in quiet apprehension for a conversation. Perhaps they were arranging for a Ghoul to deliver a letter of Acknowledgement, or perhaps you found someone scouting if this is a Domain that they are going to settle.
My first thought is to arrange a call to the Alder Prince Alessandra to see if she requires assistance."

She looks to Alicia.

[Alicia Silvers]

The question expected but unfortunate.
"Prince Alessandra along with Gabriel, and the former Reeve Helen Kingsley were all present. If they could discern her identity or not is not something I am aware of though." Now there she could only agree. "I have taken precautions, and do not seek the same bed for long, hence my choice of attire for the evening, did not have many options accessible." Annoying as it were.

Meeting the forward lean with a nigh identical of her own.
"Someone followed me from the scene, to a Marriott hotel in the city, that's where I noticed a male unknown one of ours. If they are the same or the previously mentioned suspected member of my family I am unfortunately unaware of at present. Give me a moment and I will give you the address proper." Leaning back whilst raising her phone to check the proper street address of the hotel, writing it down on and placing the small note upon the desk before her. "That sounds like a good initial step, in the meantime you should know that their coterie were working on something to gain a boon. Unfortunately I do not know what they were working on, leaving the potential that it made them take a foolish step is not out of the question though." And would explain why two of the same coterie had taken the hit.