Kaiser was one of those people who were very committed to their daily routines. Maybe that was one of the things that made her who she is today. They say that successful people always have some kind of routine that they stick to, and it was probably true. She remembered her dog days, back in Bosco when her parents had just left the realm of the living and her life spiraled out due to her newfound drug addiction. She wasn’t committed to anything. The thought brought a sad smile to her face. She didn’t regret it though, because she had been at her lowest point of her life. And after that dark time, she just kept growing.

After her morning ablutions, the vampire scoured her wardrobe for the perfect outfit for today while her pet furball continued to snooze on her bed. Daryl, her most loyal servant, had prepared a luxurious ride and even went to the meeting venue by himself to make sure that it was safe, noting that it was one fancy hotel. Of course this was out of habit since Kaiser would normally ask him to do so. Since she was alone this time, and had no clue whether the other guildmistress would bring companions, she needed to have her safety ensured. It was only natural. After all, the woman known as Alisa Vollan was on a different level of power compared to Kaiser. Though not too far from where she was now, it was still very impressive.

Stepping out of the villa that she had rented for her stay in Myras, the mistress of Daeva Eye ran a little rehearsal of things to say during the meeting in her head. She was used to this kind of thing, being a businesswoman and all. Her final outfit was adorned with freshly picked flowers that were the color of her eyes. She may have overdone it, but she didn’t care. As the representative of Daeva Eye, she wanted to be seen as someone who would go above and beyond to achieve a goal. Maybe the other guildmistress and whoever she brought saw her as that, or someone who had a strange obsession with flowers. She even decided to decorate Pabu’s outfit with some of those flowers so that they were matching. In any case, she had nothing major to lose. On the way to the hotel, she had half a glass of wine and upon arrival, reapplied her lipstick. She popped some highlighter on her cupid’s bow as Daryl opened the door for her. One of the bellboys from the hotel came running but Daryl didn’t allow him to get anywhere near Kaiser. He was kind of possessive like that.

Anyway, emerging from the shiny vehicle the pale sorceress took in the gigantic structure that was the hotel and wasted no time to see what was inside. From what she was told, Alisa and company had rented out the entire hotel to accommodate their stay here and of course that was something that Kaiser found impressive. Its interior was as glamorous as the outside and the thought that the Blue Pegasus guildmistress would settle for nothing less, ran across her mind. Since this was a formal meeting, Pabu was transferred from her usual seat—Kaiser’s shoulder—to Daryl’s. As she entered the lounge area, Kaiser’s gaze landed on the two gorgeous ladies, one being smothered by the other, and her brows lifted ever so slightly in amusement and wonder. Of course she knew that these were the people she was here to meet, and so she smiled while standing about two feet from the sofas, and gestured towards the empty sofa opposite theirs, “May I?”

Kaiser shot a smile at both women on the sofas as she was invited to be seated as well. She would have done it anyways, but she learned from her experiences after becoming a guildmistress, that being polite, or even acting the part, was well-received by prominent figures especially on the legal side. Of course this didn’t apply to every situation, but she thought it would be only appropriate for this one. The pale sorceress situated herself in the seat opposite her—hopefully—future allies. If they were observant enough, they would notice that Kaiser was secretly admiring their beauty, that was on a level that she mentally admitted to be either equal to or beyond her own. Of course, it all made perfect sense. They were the guildmistress and the wife of the guildmistress, of Blue Pegasus. Hearing that Alisa was married was definitely an eye opener. It didn’t seem to be common knowledge, or maybe it was because Kaiser didn’t pay much attention to these kinds of things.

“It’s really a pleasure to meet you both,” she said, reaching for a handshake with Alisa, and then Sofia. Even though Sofia apologized for her unexpected company, Kaiser was somewhat thrilled that Mistress Vollan had brought her wife as well. She felt important, being in the presence of two undeniably gorgeous women, and not to mention both teeming with power. She could sense the inordinate reserve of mana that Alisa possessed with her talisman, and Sofia’s that was about the same size as her own. It seemed like there was no need to introduce herself and since she didn’t bring anyone, she gestured towards her butler and her pet. “This is Daryl, my butler, and that’s Pabu, my familiar,” she said. Pabu didn’t make a sound but Daryl gave a respectful nod, though he felt a bit awkward since Kaiser didn’t really introduce him to other people usually. The guildmistress felt a little awkward herself, but shrugged it off and continued on to discuss the important matters. She didn’t enjoy small talk, nor did she do well in holding a conversation that was besides the point of the meeting, so hopefully this didn’t come off as rude to the Blue Pegasus pair.

Crossing her left leg over her right, she popped the subject off straight away. “So I guess we all know what we are here for today,” she began. “Though I want to know, what do you think about our takeover of Magnolia?” Before signing a pact with another guild, of course she was curious about their views on some matters. Maybe this was her way of knowing what decision to make, although she hoped for the alliance plan to come to fruition. She even had the terms that she had thought up, and some suggested by her guildmates, ready to be laid out. The vampire observed them while she relaxed a little. In case anyone in the establishment had any ill intentions towards her, she would pick up the vibe with her talisman. After all, she was armed with all her expensive equipment on top of being dressed to impress, because safety wasn’t guaranteed in territory she wasn’t familiar with.

After Kaiser had asked the question that she was very curious to know the reply to, Daryl brought her a cigarette and held a struck lighter. The vampire gracefully accepted the cancer stick between her index and middle fingers and allowed her butler to ignite it, taking a long, satisfying drag from it. Whether or not this area was for smoking Kaiser did not know, but normally at places she frequented, it was decided upon her whim. Of course, her action had caused some people to stare at her, though she paid them no mind. Her future allies, on the other hand, satisfied her curiosity by giving her the answers that she wanted to hear, bringing a smile to her radiant features. If it wasn’t obvious that she was hoping for this meeting to result in an Alliance, then it was now from her expression and reaction to what they said. Sofia’s words completely sealed the deal and caused her to let out a pleased chuckle.

“We were meant to be allies!” she announced delightfully. Tapping her cigarette lightly on an ashtray that Daryl brought for her, she continued, “I’m amazed and pleased at the same time to find out that we share such similar ideals. Maybe that is why we are the leaders of the two most successful guilds in the country.” Even though she said this in a jesting manner, there was no lie in her words. Now that that was out of the way, Kaiser thought it was time to move on to the part where they lay out their terms from each side. She didn’t bring anything that had the terms from Daeva Eye written down. It was all in her head. One of the reasons she didn’t like presenting the terms on a piece of paper or something was because she didn’t want to give away anything the other guild could get ideas from that would be disadvantageous to her guild and solely beneficial to the other guild. She didn’t expect Blue Pegasus or Alisa to take advantage in such a way, but she had this habit of making sure that her side was completely safe from any sort of danger before anything. In other words, she had mad trust issues and you could say it was done out of habit.

“Let’s hear the terms,” she said, looking directly at Alisa.