(Borderland) Councils

[Mable Wood]

Mable wondered for just a moment why Ale gave her such a cold stare. Was her greeting wrong? Should she have called her your grace instead of Prince? She would have to find out later what was wrong, after all she had greeted Asa in the same way in the past with no issues. Perhaps it was just a wording preference Ale had.

Mable followed the others into the office.

[Twist]

Twist gives an understanding grin. There was a reason she had found Kalos after all.

Following the gesture, Twist moves into the office. Finding a seat, she settles into it, her posture more a pose for a magazine ad with all it's overtones rather than a posture of attentive readiness to deliver a report.

Waiting for the others to situate, includingespecially Alessandra, she then starts.

"As you wished, after speaking with Buster- the individual that first told us of someone else granting rights, we sought out this imposter Prince. His directions led us to past the edges of Citrus Heights, to Roseville. There we met a Kindred- Gangrel and unaligned by the name of Saul. He claims the territory of Roseville, Rocklin and Antelope as his domain. He is aware of Sacramento's claimed territory and has warned his people to avoid it. He is unsure of our strength after the past few months, but does not seem to want to risk a dispute."

"As for the one we initially found- Buster. This 'neighbor' of ours has requested that we find him and bring him back to him. He was not pleased to know that he was pushing into your domain and risking things. I believe he wishes to correct this infraction."

It was a very brief summary, but it held what she considered the salient points.

A bordering domain announcement. Its location. Its Prince.

She would let the others fill in what she had missed.

Even as she waited for Ale's response. Both to the big news as well as to the unspoken question of Saul wants Buster given to him... but what do you want done with him?

[Alessandra]

She closes the door after everyone had walked into the office.

Finding a seat, she settles into it, her posture one of curious interest.

Wait, what? An imposter Prince? Someone had set up a Domain in Roseville. And if memory served her right, her Domain had no stake to that land. It was close, uncomfortably so.

A hand was raised and a finger taps against her lips as she thinks over what has been said. This could be a delicate matter, one that if mishandled could spill over into a terrority dispute.

“What was the general thought and opinion on this Saul?” she asks, seeking thoughts from all gathered. There was no reason to expand the Domain, they had a comfortable spot and the numbers to defend it if need be. “Having neighbors we can work with could be beneficial to both sides. But that is if this guy isn’t looking to advance his little area, and isn't an all around idiot.” She couldn’t call it a Domain, she’d never seen it or him.

“Now this Buster sounds like he’s causing trouble for Saul, and perhaps us. What is Saul claiming Buster has done against him? But more importantly, has he encroached or moved into this Domain without permission.”

[Mable Wood]

Mable gave a nod of her head as everyone else spoke. Then she added, "There was the name Mitch mentioned, and maybe something about twins. I would say under 10 in his area. I had the feeling that Saul might be amenable to working with others."

Mable still felt bad about the deception of using false names when talking with Saul.

[Twist]

Twist nods to their statements, "Saul is fine with what he has claimed. He doesn't know your strength but seems content to not test it. Which is why he wants Buster brought to him."

"Buster's forays into Sacramento as an acknowledged member of Saul's Domain could be seen as an aggressive act toward Sacramento. Saul I believe wishes to correct this. Buster's ghouled dogs are apparently important to his domain and he doesn't want to risk either Sacramento finding out and ashing him," a small smirk as that clearly already happened, "Or Sacramento finding out and thinking it a challenge on domain level."

[Alessandra]

With aliases? Seemed there was more to Krieg than his size. Not that he really struck her as stupid, but sometimes it takes actions to make things known.

“Well, he isn’t be the first to Ghoul a dog.” Dirge popped into mind. Nor would he be the last. They were vicious in a fight.

Small numbers were good, it meant they could manage them if they had to.

“Seems this Buster is a problem, and Saul knows it.” And she catches the smirk and reacts with one of her own.

“From what you have all said, it doesn’t appear this Saul wants to chance a war with us. Which is smart on his end. But he should still know that Sacramento is controlling the power in this area and we will not ideally sit back and have our terrority encroached upon.” She might be learning the ropes as Prince, but she wasn’t stupid. "But it's worth looking into to move some Kindred into the Citrus Heights area to reinforce where our borders are. Having someone able to keep an eye on the activity." might be worth looking into, but could spread them thin. More time would have to be spent on it.

“This Buster, are there plans to deliver him as asked and do we know where he is? Or was there another idea for him?” eyes moving from one Kindred to another. She could come up with ideas for him, moving into her Domain unannounced deserved to be handled harshly. But if someone had another creative idea, she was all ears.

[Mable Wood]

"Perhaps, we could make Saul an offer he couldn't refuse." Mable said using the terminology that Krieg had used. "And, Perhaps we could get Buster, have a little chat with him, then bring him back or use him as a bargaining chip." Mable didn't really know what was the best course of action but she was leaning towards working with Saul and his group.