Location: Pyrena Castle, Executive Wing
Time: 6:43 PM
It had been a day upon which the sun refused to set at Pyrena Castle. First there was the matter of Joshua Rhodes disappearing again, which saw the better part of the day spent with Evanthe already. It wasn't that she minded, however, the fact that Evanthe found herself in this situation yet again was most heartbreaking. There was also the matter of Councillor Groves, who was proving to be a problem in and of himself. Addressing the letter dispatched by King David on behalf of MICA would, unfortunately, require delegating.
"I do hope I'm not disturbing you," Beatrice said as she gently knocked and pushed open the door to Emerson's Office, "but we've a few things to discuss. Now as I'm certain you're aware Joshua is missing again, so for the foreseeable future I'll be trusting you to handle the majority of government affairs as I do my best to keep Evanthe together. I've received word from King David on the MICA developments, thus from this point forward you shall be addressing the response and follow-ups which may follow."
She nodded to the staff who had accompanied her and latched the door behind her, ensuring that the hallway was cleared before speaking yet again. "Now that we're alone, Councillor Groves will need to be dealt with. As you're likely aware the two were photographed and discussed in Gossip Daily, now Evanthe claims that their prior working experience when she was Vicegerent provided for a presumed trust between them, and that she needed someone to talk to who wasn't so close to Joshua, the Rhodes, Seaforth, et cetera. He's been so kind as to provide us with a list of desired policies and budgetary adjustments...." Beatrice paused, "included with the prologue of his tell-all. I can tell you now the bastard isn't getting anything, and I've Lucius working on options at our disposal to handle Mr. Groves accordingly."
"I know things are....difficult, to say the least, in regards to you and my cousin, however, you make an appearance in the prologue and imagine your name would be in the full work quite a few times as well." She picked up the prologue and skimmed a few lines before arriving to the sentence, "She had her new world all lined out before her, she would tell me often, learning to love and trust again thanks to her 'Count'. With Joshua coming back she would have to smother that world, for while she was happy that Joshua was safe, she was at heart a different person than the woman he had last seen two years ago. She lamented the choice she would have to make, almost wishing that he would have remained somewhere, anywhere, so she could hold onto the world, and the man responsible for it; she confirmed that her selfish Anselmo nature survived even as she claimed herself a Rhodes."
"I'll stop there," Beatrice sighed, "but you can see that it's something we must deal with sooner rather than later. Evanthe has been through enough, I will not see some worm misuse her pursuit of trust and a friend's shoulder to cash in by sullying her name. Thus, once you've replied to MICA on my behalf, and please do apologize and explain to King David that I am disposed for good reason, I would appreciate your help on this, if you're willing of course. I'll be in the Family Wing, Evanthe will be utilizing her former suite for the foreseeable future. Hopefully Lucius will have some answers for us by the time you've tended to these duties."
