[SRP] Bernese Ball

[Lavi]

Cecily had to place her hands on her lap, under the table, to hide her clenched fists. The nobles back home laughed about the Black Fang like a ghost story for adults. They decided whether you were on the naughty list or not and whether you were too naughty to live. But the history of the Black Fang, as told by Lycians, was always lurking beneath the surface. It was impossible for any noble to not have heard anything about them.

"You sit before me and say 'Black Fang' and 'honor' in the same breath? The same organization that has neither accountability nor respect for the laws that govern us? And you think that I would just... go along with it?" Cecily asked through gritted teeth.

At first, Cecily wanted to call Lita out for her bluff, but Shad's confirmation that a Black Fang revival was in the works, brought an immediate end to those thoughts. It took everything she could muster to keep herself from exploding in fury. Lita's confession confirmed her suspicions and yet utterly confounded her. Why would she reveal her affiliations now, within the house of nobility?

"For what reason should I not call the guards to lock you and your companion in a dungeon?" she asked.