The Exarch (late summer 1242)

[Peregrine_Bjornaer]

@Marko Markoko

Markus will wish to discus many things privately with just Vocis. As well as [strike]fnord[/strike]. But there will be time for that. The Primus situation is on his mind. But he has a mandate more pressing than that.
[color=brown]Grandmaster Vocis. General Vibria. I am glad you could both meet with me this early before the events of the day begin to gather. Vibria wanted to meet with me latter in the day, but for sake of efficiency and imperitive I wanted to meet with her right away. Vocis, I intend to be meeting with you for most of my time here and request you stay close to my side whenever possible. But I also wanted to see you first, along with Vibria, and cut straight to my primary purpose.
House Tremere is nearly bankrupt. The Dragon War and Transylvania Reconstruction have nearly depleated the reserves and we have had to withdraw all funds invesed in the Mercere banks.
Your hospital project. The budget has been cut to zero and funds allocated are to be reversed. Which means that I have come for all your vis. Plus the texts and tablets you currently have. The are to be sold or resitributed to the reconstruction. Vibria is here because she is a witness to what happened. I wasn't. You wern't. We owe this maga a debt. And I need your help General.
Coeris has more immediate matters to deal with, understood. But I want this Zenchodium hospital to become a reality. This hub unites four Tribunals. This hospital can serve as a major sanctuary in crisis.
House Tremere has not called for any taxes or tithes. But the have asked for donations. I have given much and I cannot personally affor to fund you myself at the moment. But Vocis, I want you to carry on! And I call on General Vibria, your covenant mate, war heroine, to help him. Be our spokes woman. Help us raise funds. Talk to your fellow magi about war orphans and young wizards that cast without gestures for having lost limbs they cannot afford to reattach. Twenty two magi dead, four of house Flambeau. And the widows.
You see where I am going with this?
Two heads are better than one. I have always had faith in Vocis, who is himself a Shadow War veteran. I have no heirarchy or command over you VibriaAll I can say is that if you serve in this cause, I will owe you my personal gratitude and favor.
And Vocis, Grandmaster of Andorra. Success in this will earn you respect and rank. And I pray you success. Thremere docterine be damed. These are dire times and I fear it will get darker before dawn. I need a magus like you to become a Tremere of rank.

Vibria is shocked, but says nothing at first, but merely sits there drumming her fingers on the table-top thoughftully (perhaps drawing attention to the missing finger on her right had as she does).

[color=red]"I knew things were bad, Markus," she says, [color=red]"but I had no idea how bad. Of course I will do what I can to help out your House."

@Marko Markoko

OCC: I think I have a distant memory of the two of you. A dark secret you share. IBT might not know, was before he became Vocis. Also, Vocis probably has it mindwiped for security. Poena's Mentem magic explains a lot of things.
But Peregrine remembers.
which is just to say, you have both made your bones with each other and can trust one another utterly. or should anyway.

Yeah. I do remember that. And Vibria has kept the secret very well, even from Jaksic.