Clusius nods in recognition of Alba's emotions. After a moment, he smiles, "I am first and foremost an artist. In my House, beauty is valued, and the sanctum you want to built seems like a thing of beauty to me. Even more than a great covenant, I would like Tugurium to be a beautiful place to live -- a refuge against the frequent ugliness of the world."
He shakes himself, "Now, you mentioned a desire to visit the laboratories. But before we do that, I would like to raise an important subject for the future of our covenant. As you know, we are located on the border of three Tribunals -- the Rhine, Normandy and the Greater Alps. Regulus and I have discussed it and we think it would be better if we joined the Rhine, because of its Peripheral Code regarding new covenants. But this is a decision we should take together."
(OOC Since the roster of players have changed since that decision was taken, I feel like we should revisit it. It may not take long, but I am opening that discussion now.)