Olivette waited at the entrance to the Lily in a soft black evening dress. As each arrived, she escorted them to the opulent meeting room upstairs. Asa, Shadow, Twist, then Circe.

A dozen minutes passed before the ghoul was approached by the Seneschal, and brief words were exchanged. Olivette bowed, and went upstairs, leaning over to pass the message to Asa. A brief shake of his head was the only reply, and she returned downstairs, asking the Seneschal to wait.

Upstairs, the meeting of the Covenant heads lingered in idle banter, until the soft chirping of the Oracle's phone interrupted. She excused herself from the room to take the call. Asa remained to the side, speaking quietly with Twist about her new show.

As the door closed, the figures of Arnold Culler and Ishani Naetesh emerged from their shadowy Cloaks behind Circe, and a thin knife appeared in Twist's hand.