The meeting took place in a lavish private chamber within the Blue Lotus House's most secure establishment—a floating structure in the Deep Market that phased between spaces, making surveillance nearly impossible.
Ornate furniture filled the room, each piece worth more than most people earned in a year.
Crystal decanters held expensive liquors, and the air itself was perfumed with alchemical incense designed to promote clear thinking and prevent mystical eavesdropping.
Several figures sat around an oval table, their positions carefully arranged to reflect the power dynamics at play.
On one side sat representatives from the Blue Lotus House and Yellow Lily House. Lady Meridian of Blue Lotus was a woman in her forties with sharp features and calculating eyes, dressed in flowing silks that shimmered with embedded enchantments.
Across from her sat Lord Venn of Yellow Lily, a distinguished man whose pleasant smile masked a ruthless business acumen.
