[Previously]
The meeting was taking place in the De Gor's Mansion meeting room, a chamber steeped in secrecy and precision. Unlike the hidden sanctuaries nestled within the Families' Le rosa underground network, this space was woven into the heart of aristocratic grandeur, standing as both a fortress and a statement of power.
Its security did not rely on conventional means, no mere guards patrolled its entrance, nor were its doors sealed by mundane locks. Instead, layers of in-built magic wards pulsed softly within the walls, their enchantments maintaining secrecy itself.
Sound dissipated before it could escape, light twisted unnaturally at the edges, and even the very concept of presence became fragile under their influence. Here, no uninvited soul could listen, watch, or even perceive the gathering within.
