Up at the house, Kelik was introduced to the entire team. They sat and talked all throughout the evening. They avoided talking about any classified information they had been privy to when working at Fort Crass for the time being, preferring to blow off steam by discussing lighter subjects. Kelik even spun a few tales about some of the 'stranger' things Eliza did as a child, much to that woman's chagrin. A few hours before sunset, Eliza offered to show Kelik to his room.

[[ Now that we're alone,]] the older vampire said when they were alone, [[ maybe you'd like to explain why you wanted to talk to me....