} i came here by day but i left here in darkness

[cailisairgid]

Who: Princess Nuala & Jack Benjamin
What: With revelations abounding about the Candlelighters and House Ecumenal, a conversation must be had.
Where: Third floor at St Vökr.
When: Veerdi evening.
Notes: Check out Sol and HB's reports for what led to this. Also, strict formal dress code.
Warnings: None as yet.

Despite Nuala's relatively brief time in Baedal thus far, this is not the first private dinner she's attended (or hosted) at St Vökr and she's as comfortable as she's going to get with the guarantee of privacy that the restaurant offers. Having arrived just barely early with Integra's creative denunciation of the House Ecumenal still ringing in her ears, she waits for Jack upstairs with a virgin cocktail and their menus, the files she'd brought with her still neatly in the slim case that had sat discreetly beneath her cloak. It's frustrating not to know how much the Militia already knows - more than they did a few weeks ago, certainly - but she doubts they're much interested in transparency with the Hellsing investigation.

Neither Nuala nor Integra suspect Jack of involvement - he can't possibly be that stupid - but it's imperative that they compare notes and that a decision is come to about what must be done next. He's a useful ally, and at times she thinks perhaps he might be a genuine friend; this is a problem for all of them.

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[mightyfallen]

Jack has his suspicions about where this meeting may be headed – he hadn't been asking about the ant-infested houses for nothing, after all, and Hellsing would be as natural an organization as any to be looking into the matter. (That he neglected to inquire of them directly says something of his own aversion to transparency.) But while that seems the most timely topic of conversation, he hadn't expected it to be an urgent one. Either this is about something else entirely, or there is more going on than he knows.

It's with some trepidation, then, but as much curiosity, that he finds his way to St. Vökr at the appropriate time, dressed in a suit and tie as befits the setting. When he's shown to the room Nuala has reserved, though, his expression is neutral, even warm. "Princess," inclining his head in greeting. She may or may not have his loyalty, but she certainly maintains his respect.