The Prince Speaks to the Court:

*The prince moves into the room, a court in a location that has been called Elysia in the past and is declared to not be Elysia for this meeting only... She more than walks, she moves with grace and authority, a majestic and stoic member of the city. More than this, she walks in with the look of, "I am law". And tonight, that sensation filled the room into silence. Her presence commanded the attention and would not speak until it was on her. It doesn't take more than a couple seconds*

*Prince Wouters looks at all in attendance with determination and the look of one that has come to a decision. *

My fellow Court of Los Angeles. Tonight is a specific night. There will be no discussion between and there will be no question and answer session. Tonight, I speak, you listen.

*Prince Wouters eyes scanned the room, looking many in the eyes that have previously spoken out of turn, now was not the night for them to do so*

Tonight, there is a large change. There are no questions here. All positions within the council are hence forth from this moment removed. You will no longer be permitted to choose your clans representation. Requests may go through my Senechal and he will report to me.

Bruce Nikitin, Will you serve as my Senechal once more?

*Bruce once more steps forward and bows before his prince and takes his place at her side*

There are four of you only that I will ask to be part of my Council or cabinet. No more, no less. Should you turn the offer down, your clans will go without representation.

Devin Campbell, will you serve once again as Sheriff of my court?

*She takes her turn with each individual, letting them answer for themselves: Demetiri Ramanov for Ventrue Primogen, Connor Lachlan for Brujah Primogen*

Also, it has come to my attention of the Tremere's sincerity in their willingness to work with me and this city. Keira Hathaway, will you serve on my council as Primogen of the Tremere?

*again she gives her time to respond*

Today is a new day ladies and gentlemen. Those of you without a Primogen, you have no voice on my council. Deal with it or prove yourselves worthy to me. Your clan may request a Primogen or a specific member, but I have final say in this matter.

This court has fallen so far, that obviously my ways and giving some reign on the leash have been abused. This is NO MORE. *Her voice rang out in a soft decadence that still seemed to send chills up the spines of those present. *

From this moment on, -all- new members of this city will seek their Primogen for approval and must be presented by them to either myself or my Senechal in court to be acknowledged. No one is unaccounted for. What does this mean for those of you that are now Primogen? It means you do your job, you know your clan mates before you bring them to me. Because if they mess up, I'm looking at you and your capabilities as a leader and voice.

For those of you that do not have a Primogen on the council. You will go to another clans Primogen and seek their approval. You must have one Primogen backing you, or you will not be acknowledged within my court. End of discussion.

Those of you that come without a Primogen backing you, will not receive acknowledgment, however you may be tolerated and safe from the scourge for a set time. If you do not gain the backing of a Primogen within a workable time frame, you will no longer be tolerated in MY city and asked to leave, forcibly removed, or I will leave you to the Scourge and his enforcement of my laws and domain.

*she looks around, the harshness in her gaze warned of what would happen to anyone that spoke, she was not playing around, nor would she tolerate any chastising or mouthing off.*

I will also be bringing in someone from one of my former cities to take the position of Scourge, as it seems none of you are ready or able to fullfill the position adequately. *whether this was meant to enrage, inform, push, or all of the above, her look wasn't giving away anything. It was set in that perfect determination and no nonsense*

*a woman then stepped from the corner that seemed previously unnoticed and walked before the Prince and took a knee, bowing her head. She seemed like nothing almost. A rather plain woman with no distinguishing features, she seemed unlike most scourges. But it was her eyes that spoke of ancient knowledges and battles. Entire wars fought within those tempest orbs, and she seemed to radiate with hostility and loyalty.*

This is Sirel Neffeth, My new Scourge. She is tireless and is one person you will not enjoy finding in a back alley. Do not fuck up, and she will not make you part of her duties.

Now, to address another small problem. THos of you that i have ordered to find corteries. There is only one thus far created and I am not likeing the lack of interest in following my orders. This ends here and now. If you are not in a corterie, you better be informing my senechal as to why and we may consider you to stay without it. *she eyed all those not part of the current war corterie that was present. it created rigid chills that swarmed through each and every member until they looked away first.*

You will do this and follow my orders while in my city or you will no longer be in my city or accepted within it.

*the sound was final, clear and to the point, she turned then to walk back within the confines of the elysia, leaving the senechal to finsish this court session and to dismiss the occupants*

((for those of you mentioned IC that have been given invitations of positions within the court, please post your responses in this thread so that everyone knows whether you turned it down or accepted. THank you))

*Keira rose slowly to her feet, a gentle smile over he soft features. Her hands at her back she nodded her head respectfully to the Prince, her hair as eve pinned back with ornate pins and a deep dark purple skirt suit hugging at her slender figure*

It would be my honour, My Prince, to serve on your Council as Primogen.

*With that she nodded her head once again before taking her seat*

*demetiri stands up and bows to Prince wouters* "I will of course keep the position my Prince, I vow to continue to uphold the Traditions, and the laws of your domain. "

*pooper scooper raises a hand, waiting to be reconized..once he is reconized he stands, clears his throat and speaks*

'' i pooper scooper, being the only nos ive seen or heard of, within the city under the follow of the cammerillia.. i wish to step up and serve as promigen of my clan..''

*steps back and sits again*

*he rose to his feet and spoke in a quiet tone*I will do my best not to let you down anymore as your Primogen of the Brujah.

*he sat back down again*

*the prince glares at pooper scooper for a long moment at his request* Denied. You have proven to be of little use to this city recently. You are never around, and as you are the only one of two members of this city that i have on my record books as a part of this cities Nosferatu, your numbers are few and far between. You will not be given a voice in my city till you prove your worth, let alone doing something for my city rather than hiding in the sewers.

*her look warns him not to say another word forward.*

*pooper would bow deeply and nod then sit again... he fully understands and agrees with her words.. but he had to try*

*devin stands and nods once to sascha being unable to speak due to her muzzle. but the fierce gaze of commitment echoes devins feelings of keeping the city well protected*