"Deal" Alek announces in a casual cheerful tone. In truth he was feeling anything but that. He goes about as normal, passing the hours until he has to meet the council. He redies himself as best as he metal can trying to anticipate the events and conversations soon to follow. But he had nothing, for too long now his focus had been outside of vampire politics, he had done very little to keep up to date.

((Let's jump to that part.))