Rosuto sat in the chair of her former sire, leafing through one of the old books she had inherited from her. Most of the information contained in the book was out-dated and useless, but there were snippits here and there that were extremly helpful.

She contemplated her next move in this one sided chess game. Setting the book down, she leaned forward and grabbed the notebook on the table beside her. Flipping to the correct page, she studied the small diagram she'd made from her observations at Court and various other functions she'd attended. She drew another line from one name to the next, assuming a possible relationship. She circled four other names and placed check marks by them. She'd gotten those done first. Now, who was next on the list?

She considered going just by covenent, until she'd hit them all, but that would take far too much time. Instead, she decided to hit the closest to the targets first and spread out along the web that way. She wrote down another name and drew a line linking it to one of the central targets. This one seemed important for some reason. She hadn't figured out why, but he was always near when the target was around in public functions. Must get him taken care of next. There was also the Hound, but he seemed less important. Not much attention was given to him lately, so he could wait. The Primogen on the other hand.........

She made another notation next to one of the names and studied the diagram again. What about the females? She'd gotten all the ones that seemed to matter. Which direction should she take now? Personal or professional?

Should she move in further by clan or by covenent? How could she really affexct them either way though? Maybe she should start cutting some strings and see how that affected the whole web. She had not decided yet. It was still too early in the game to tell how close she was to the ultimate gaol. She had time and none of them had a clue yet.

With a smile and a sigh of satisfaction, Rosuto closed the notebook and set it back on the table. She stood and entered her bedroom, deciding it was time to get dressed and tend to her nightly duties.