Party with the Senate (NoM/Zub)

Wherever she may be, Zub would be found by a messenger who would give her a letter and then leave without saying a word, in a rush for his next delivery. Zub would recognize this man as a servant for Caligulas Benjin, the Senator she had met and uncovered some secrets about.

Once the letter was open she would recognize the Senator's handwriting as it said the following,

It would be clear only to Zub what he meant in this letter. He was telling her that there would be senators connected to the slave trade that she had uncovered, the ones that convinced Benjin to put his hand into the messy situation. He was also warning her not to bring any weapons since it was unlikely that they would cause a scene and didnt want Zub to cause a scene herself. The rest of the details such as the time and address of his home were included on the backside.

Benjin would greet her with a gesture of his own, "It is a pleasure to meet you once again Lady Zub. The Party is about to begin." He would offer up his arm to her as he would lead her to the carriage that he had waiting for them. Once inside the carriage would make its way to the expected party.

"Now i will say that most of the people here will be senators and their friends who have ties in the slave trade in Riem. But i would not be surprised to see people not part of it as well, to 'entice' them as they did me. They may be easy to anger but the senators would not dare do anything against us at a gathering such as this." He would take a moment to answer any of her questions. If she says nothing they would take the rest of their trip in silence before arriving at a magnificent mansion.

the mansion:

There would already be several other carriages with some well known senators exiting them, escorted by servants or their mistresses. there was also a steward that was welcoming each of the esteemed guests.

Benjin would shake his head at her last comment "This residence is actually owned by the host of the party. Fulvia is her name. I do not believe she has connections to the slave trade but she has ties with several important senators." As they get out they would be led into the estate by the steward that met them at the carriage.

Ballroom:

Once through the doors they would find themselves in a large, grand ballroom where senators and women of well renown were dancing and mingling. She would most likely recognize quite a few familiar faces in the crowd. "I am going to play my role and mingle with some of the other senators, Do as you will but please try not to cause any trouble, I am not much of a fighter.

In an area that seems to be the center of the spotlight was a woman in a white and light blue dress with long white hair and a beautiful doll like skin. She seemed to be around the age of Zubadiah but carried herself as someone much older and seemed to hold honor and respect from the men of power around her. She had a small child by her side who she was trying to comfort and stop from crying.

Fulvia:

Ignore the spear in the image

The lady of the party would see the newest guest approach her and she would have a welcoming smile on her face. She would return the courtesy before speaking, "Oh I am quite well aware about who you are my dear lady Zubadiah. Your fame proceeds you." She would say with charm and sincerity in her voice as she watched the woman with a watchful eye as if analyzing her every flaw as one in high society does.

She would let zub speak before letting out a small giggle, "Oh i am sure that i could find you some great patrons. I have connections and relations with most of the the senators and i even know people who would pay handsomely for a strong, attractive woman such as yourself." There would be a somewhat sinister tone in this last comment. She would take a handkerchief from her dress. She would start dapping her cheek and the area under her eye revealing a mark of a spider on her face, "You wont believe how much makeup it takes to conceal such a tattoo. " she would grin at the woman in front of her. "I would not worry though. I nor anyone here would harm you, at least in this place. If i wanted to hurt you i would have sent assassins when you first started looking into the cobwebs of the senate."

She would just smile at zub before looking down at the child who was holding her hand staring up at zub with large doe eyes. "Sorry about the child. He was fussing till i agreed to take him to the party with me. He is thankfully to young to really understand what we are talking about. Lets continue." She would say as she looks back at the other woman.

"as for the answer to your question. This tattoo is a sign of my membership to the Black spiders. I am quite sure that an experienced woman such as yourself has heard of us. Our goal here is like it always is, to expand the reach of our slave trade." She would smile before gesturing to the wait staff around them. It was difficult to notice at first but upon close inspection one wold be able to see the scars of shackles on wrists and calloused hands from ears of grueling labour.

"As for why i am telling you this is simple. We want you to cease what you are doing and look elsewhere. There is plenty of evil in Riem that you can pursue with your fantastic investigative skills. We do not want to deal with you as we would much rather handle things without violence. However, if you continue down this path we will have to take such drastic measure i dont want to take. I am such good friends with Anna that i would hate to have to harm that beautiful skin of hers. Flavian is also a man we wouldnt want to extinguish but we will. We will hurt you in ways you cant image my dear zub, so dont make us." She would say this without a hint of malice or hatred in her voice, rather this is from years of acting or if she truly didnt want to hurt zub was up to zub to decide.

The woman would grin at the girl who just outright declared that she would deal with the spiders at a later date. "I really wished you wouldnt say such things but if you must then i understand. Those who pretend to be righteous always look down on us who are making a living on others pains. Maybe think about all of the bodies you have walked over to get to where you are now before looking down on others. Anyways I must go, the child needs to go to bed now. Please enjoy yourself at the party, I am sure we will be seeing eachother again."

She would take her child's hand about to leave before leaning close to Zub speaking in a whisper, "I may carry myself well but i will say that I am just a merely captain. If you try to stand agaisnt us you will have to face one of the Legs surely." With this she would walk off leaving the ballroom into the depths of her mansion.