*The time had come for the next meeting of the city's Dragons. Those that had contacted Max or Martha were given an address and a time to meet at a large three story building that lay at the end of a long private driveway. The Dragon's Chapter House sat on a large parcel of land, an imposing guardian of the Order's secrets and the research they conducted.
Chapter House Exterior
As the guests pulled off to the side to park their vehicles, a late model black BWM was already setting deserted in the gravel parking lot. The first floor is well lit, the large double doors at the front of the house open wide so visitors did not have to knock before entering. As guests enter the first floor Foyer, they are greeted by Max's Ghoul, Samantha. Dressed in period clothing, she greets the arrivals with a soft smile from behind the large wooden desk on the back wall.
Samantha
She motions the arrivals up the staircase to the second floor, though she makes no such wave of the arm to Martha. She had been instructed by Max to leave Martha's mode of elevation up to the tiny Keeper's discretion, whether she would take the stairs or the small elevator hidden away a short distance from the main Foyer.
As the city's Dragons make their way up to the second floor, they will discover the double doors of the Order's Private Library are open; with Max already inside and seated at the head of the long cherrywood table that set in the middle of the room. Dressed in the usual white shirt, black slacks and vest he wore to meetings, the Grand Wyrm motions each new arrival in with the wave of the hand. Eight high-back office chairs are spaced evenly down the table, four on each side. In front of six of the chairs are hand-written name cards.
Seating Chart
Max tries to give off his normally relaxed air, but there is no mistaking the slightly pensive mood of the Grand Wyrm tonight...*