The Bloods on guard at the Onyx House gate easily recognized the Lady Isuelt as a Scathachian Sister. They were quick to wave her through. One of them graciously led the lady to the main house where Bel was already waiting for her at the front door. During her short walk Issy may have noticed there was a lot of activity going on at Onyx House as if the Bloods were busy preparing for something big.

"Issy, what a lovely surprise! Come on in, sweets" I suspect this isn't a social call, yes" Follow me, please?" Bel gave Issy a warm smile then turned and led the way down the hall to Bel's office. It was a short walk too, but still fellow Bloods hurried this way and that past them. Each nodded respectfully to Bel and Issy but none interrupted their progress. They all seemed rather busy.

Bel's office was streamlined; clean and uncluttered. The walls were painted a warm ivory white, with an accent wall of light brown to their left. Bel's desk was center stage against the far wall with a window behind it. The view from the window was amazing; a sweeping vista of the formal garden stretching down to the lake in the near distance. Curtains hung on either side of the window in a dark brown to match the rosewood accents of the furniture. Perhaps surprisingly there were no bookshelves.

Sparsely scattered around the room were a few of Bel's more favored relics. All were kept safe under glass magically locked and sealed with protection spells" not for fear of thievery but of the power of the items themselves.

Bel's desk was made of rosewood and styled to fit well in the d"cor of her office. It was neat and tidy, with an odd assortment of what looked like high-tech gadgets. The most prominent was what could have been some kind of computer screen, but currently was an empty frame suspended over a thin pad with numbers and letters scribed upon it.

"Please, have a seat." Bel waved at the two comfortable looking chairs in front of her desk. "Care for some refreshment' Coffee" Tea" Soda Pop" Anything?"

Bel moved behind her desk and settled in her overstuffed swivel chair. "I'm having coffee brought in for myself; it would be a breeze to add whatever you want??

Bel looked over at the tall, statuesque beauty and saw the concern in her eyes. "You've got mine and the Family's help, Issy! We would be proud to ally with you and the other Scathachian Sisters. But' Renna?" Bel paused as that green gaze dipped to study the top of her desk teeth nibbling on her lower lip thoughtfully.

"Renna is far from human' In fact, I don't know what she is. I know she's?" Bel paused wondering if perhaps she might be jumping the gun a bit. She had evidence to suggest that Renna could be in cahoots with Howe, but so far, it was unverifiable not to mention unclear. Too many pieces to that puzzle were missing. She really needed to do a little more research before she started drawing any conclusions. But after the other night at the Stars End Bar and Grill" Bel at very least could prove Renna and the masked creature that had attacked at the Fine Arts Festival were one and the same. For whatever reason' Renna herself had chosen to reveal this to Belial. The real question was why' What in hell was Renna up to' and was Howe involved" Recent evidence suggested an alliance may be in effect between the pair. Bel had to find out for certain" before she said anything.

"Here, Issy, take this," Bel lifted her hand and tossed a small pin to Issy. The pin seemed to just appear in Bel's hand out of thin air. "It's a protection pin. All you have to do is touch it with the intent to escape and it will teleport you here to me. Let me know if you want us to aid in protecting any of the other Sisters, I can issue each of them one if needed. In the meantime, let me work on some intel gathering and later tonight, after the meeting we can sit down and talk?" Bel paused to draw in a deep breath. "I can't say for certain yet, but if what I suspect is true, we are dealing with a lot more than just Renna here."

"I don't mean to be vague, but neither do I wish to cause alarm if what we suspect isn't true. So' tonight, after the council meeting would allow me plenty of time to check my sources."