"Yes," Sarapheen answered Emend (and in so doing the Saint's question as well).
She took note of Robor and Beat's silence, having expected them to reply to her own question first, before getting into things directly - but so be it.
"Each of you have things that need dealt with in their due time."
"Beats, there is the matter of finding and stopping Th3_Shr3d3r; Robor, you have made enemies among the more dangerous of DC's Underground community; Saint, your mother is the head of a powerful Coven; Emend, Blume and Blumenthal continue to corrupt humanity unchecked."
"There are even things more dire than all these - none of which, including your own issues, you are ready to face yet. Certainly not alone at least."
"It is because of this, that I have called you together here. You need to begin working together in all things. Where one of you is weak, another of you will be strong. Together, you will be able to face greater and greater challenges and overcome them."
"Therefore, I would that you base yourselves out of the Washington DC area - central to the entire Region East. Specifically, out of 'High Oaks Castle' in Great Falls Virginia, twenty miles up the Potomac river from DC."
"The castle was my Quorum's last Sanctum; not too many years back, when I was mortal. Since the destruction of my Quorum, it was left abandoned a while, before falling into the hands of Blume and Blumenthal."
"They took interest in it, due to a natural Hallow under the castle, and passed it along to one of their Thralls, John ‘Jack’ Eaton Jr."
"You may have heard of Jack, he’s CEO of Innovations Incorporated."
"What you may not have heard, is that Innovations Incorporated is a Secular Cult and multi-million dollar Pyramid Scheme – protected by the District Attorney, State, and local Police Forces. Jack is dangerous all by himself, but has also procured the services of a mad witch and hired bodyguards."
"Jack is a monster. He has traded away the last vestiges of humanity for sports cars and gold cufflinks. Unless stopped, he will carry out his unholy pact with Blume and Blumenthal – to mass murder 10,000 of his own employees – greatly enhancing Blumenthal’s Infernal power and dominion upon the Earth."
"Incidentally, the deed to the property that Jack has is a forgery, made by Blume and Blumenthal. But without the original, it is not something anyone can prove. Fortunately, the original deed is still hidden inside the attic spaces of the castle. With it, the rights to the property can be contested and it can be placed into your hands."
“In the meantime, Jack and his mad witch must go. They are to be the targets of your first mission, as a Quorum. You must get into the castle, defeat them and their wards, recover the original deed, and clean up after yourselves well enough to avoid the hassle of a legal investigation."
"In this I will be clear. These two must die. However, you must avoid killing any of the bodyguards, as these men are brainwashed and to be treated as innocents. I realize that their deaths may very well be unavoidable in a variety of circumstances, but I must warn you, that killing them will still impact your psyches in a negative way."
"Once the castle is taken, you will need to bolster yourselves for Blume and Blumenthal’s reprisal - whatever twisted form that might take – though I’m confident they won’t get their hands dirty in any personal way."
"No problems, right?"
