Reyes paused as he started to tense up, the Great Room was also where the Trial happened. He swore up and down that he would never go in there again, but if he has to. "Not tonight obviously?" he said tentatively looking at the door.

A small sigh of relief filled his body as he said "Okay, so umm...I was asking about Alice a little more? She's not going to hate me is she?"

Mark nodded. "Same. Much more quieter."

Gabby looked at her pale skin. "Being a vampire is different than I imagined."

Antigonus sat down and drained the glass, holding it out for another. "Alice? She's a wonderful, young, vampire. Brilliant. Kind. And wickedly perceptive. A rule follower though. That's what comes from the Prim and Proper south," Antigonus snorted. "That asshole Mordred, leader of the Black Bloods down in West Side? They're best friends, thick as thieves, they had started a coven together before she joined the High Coven. I remember wanting nothing more than to drop all those ranks just to join their coven, it looked like so much fun. Everyone talked about them. They fought in the wars and hunted down criminals, but when they asked Mordred to join he said no, said Alice was more suited for it all. She'll get down to whatever's happening in the city, and pretty quickly too," Antigonus said quietly.

(Mmmm you'll have to wait and see)

A sigh of relief came from Reyes. He wasn't going to die or almost die again.

Charlotte only grinned back in response. "Though I suppose it's a good thing that she's coming at the same time too.'

Mark nodded sagely. "It's a lot different from what all the books depict us as."

"It's the biggest place to hold everyone," Charlotte added on. She reluctantly place her drink down. Anymore and she would have trouble controlling herself.

"Don't think Master Hyren is around," Mark sat up. "I think we can start you on classes."

"Classes?" Gabby perked up.

"You did NOT almost die in there," Antigonus groaned. "You did almost get abandoned though, cast from the coven. So."

(Okay, Dillon, I think there's some miscommunication going on here, nobody would kill a newly awoken unless they were evil (like my villains), rogue, or strange and extreme circumstances, none of which applies to Reyes at this point in time. What really would have happened would be along the lines of, "what do we do with this newly awoken? Do we cast him out to join another coven or taken him into our own?" And then vote dadada. Reyes was never in threat of losing his life and I apologize for either not catching that in your CS or not elaborating on change process)

"Who's head? Coralline was buried, as is standard with executions, unless you saw someone else die that night?" Antigonus' eyes narrowed. Did he know something? Did he know something Alice could disband the coven for?

"Yup!" Mark grinned at her sudden eagerness. "It's there designed to teach the newly awoken. Master Hyren never brought that up with you?"