2.1 Preludes - Cijara / Phoenix Covenant

After a brief moment of tension, the ethereal guards relax their stance, and Claudia leads Cygna, Hiems and Viscaria to the Council Bath Chambers without another word.

Shortly after turning at the fork, the stone has been smoothed into a proper corridor. The bath chamber itself is as large as a noble's dining room, with the hot spring at the far end. Only the first third of the room has been smoothed out, and the ceiling is still full of stalactites. Stonemason tools are scattered about, some growing dusty. A large pile of rubble sits to one side, overflowing and engulfing a rickety wheelbarrow.

The smoothed portion of the room contains an ornate stone table made of the same materials as the caverns, and five chairs. Three of the chairs are occupied by Serrano, Servus and Amos. A badly scarred and bandaged Jamie Lannister is standing in the bath, fully dressed, and haranguing two elderly Jewish maidservants.

"I'm depressed, not daft, you ungrateful heathens! he screams at the maids. "Get off me! Our visitors are sure to be....oh. Hello, Claudia." He deflates quite a bit. "And our guests, I see. Um, yes. Well. Good, then. Shall we....Shall we have a meeting, then?"

The two dripping maidservants scurry out of the room, dripping wet and feeling much put-upon.