The 'clink' of glasses meeting in mid-air rings briefly through the otherwise silent space. A tolling bell indicating the start of something new.

"I would recommend sending a letter to the Court Officials to announce your new position in Clan Mekhet. That way we don't run the risk of looking like scene-stealers next Court." And goodness knows the Mekhet had been given enough attention over the past several months. Perhaps now the Shadows could step out of the limelight to where they belonged: the fringes of conversation and power, to listen and learn and exploit as they saw fit.

For such is the way of Clan Mekhet.