Rex nodded. "My companion is Skuggi. As you can tell he is no ordinary raven, but a Skullbird. Most of his kind are hidden, as the Seidmann and Seidkonna aren't usually willing to part with a valuable familiar such as these. Don't mind his manners he's a bit cold at worst." He listened as Jay spoke, nodding as he said he was looking into it. It struck him as odd that they would ignore the threat of the Feral Undead. "They are fools, the lot of them. The Council deems themselves safe in their Castles, the Hunters find solace in their Dens. Meanwhile the threat grows and those willing to take it on are few. I myself am... Hidden from my Court. They view me as a child, as I've yet to hit my first century. They cannot deny my right to the throne but can stop me from doing anything since I have not reached the "proper" age. As for a drink, a mint tea would be very welcome."

He shifted in his seat. "This first meeting will have to be relatively short for now... As I do not have my notes with me at this moment, and to have you come with me to the Manor would be a bad idea. Tell me, what is your magical Heritage, I will admit that there is a queer presence around you and I find my natural vampiric charms rebuffed, of course I haven't used my magic, nor would I as that would be rude, but you have a charm of your own it would seem." He eyed the man in front of him. He gave off more presence than any human he'd seen outside of a hedge mage and yet his seemed more... [i]Ancient.[/i]