[color=9e0b0f][h2]A u d r i e l l e  M i s t m o u r n[/h2]
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[color=9e0b0f][b]Special Zone[/b][/color]
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[indent][sub]With The Council [/sub][/indent]
Her gaze shifted away from Belmont as Simon suddenly chimed in. Her excitement dwindled down as the orderly source blood suggested that having his assistant create a list of eligible candidates for her to go over. While she wasn't exactly looking to pick the options Rene gave her, she was certain that Simon's options would be far more suffocating than the other source blood's. The whole reason she entertained Rene's proposal was to get the freedom she so desired. And that would be impossible to do with one of Simon's henchmen looming over her at every hour of the day. The lady sighed and rested her cheek against the palm of her hand, her excitement dying down slightly as she heard murmurs of approval coming from both Aida and Louis. 

She was just beginning to give up hope when Rene butted in yet again. A glimmer entered her hazel eyes again as he offered his own solution, which involved a party. Parties weren't something the young source blood was able to enjoy very often so the thought of being able to attend one, even without a purpose, drew her in almost immediately. She didn't fully trust Belmont but he was entertaining to be around and suspected that his party would reflect that. [i]And it might even give me the chance to find someone not nearly as stuffy as my caretakers...[/i] she thought with a burst of anticipation. 

"That sounds wonderful, Rene." Audrielle responded, unable to suppress a grin from taking over her lips. "I think that's the best plan we have. At least it'd give me a real chance to get to feel out the options I have as far as guardians go." Having the party so soon would also limit the chance of Simon, Aida and Louis shoving their own stricter options down her throat. That was something she would gladly avoid at all cost. But it was going to be something she'd have to push for. Louis shifted uncomfortably besides her, glancing between Simon and Aida clearly looking for one of them to help stop the spiraling situation. 

"Are you sure Audrielle?" Louis asked, pausing to purse his lips together. "This is quite last minute and it'll hardly give us a chance to round up our own suggestions with the party being so soon." His gaze flickered over to Rene, it lingered on the source blood for a moment before shifting back to Audrielle. "I would just hate for you to not have heard [i]all[/i] of your possible options."

It wasn't difficult for Audrielle to tell that Louis was against the idea. The distrust in his expression towards Rene was obvious even if he was trying to mask it under the pretense of merely wanting to give her options. Unfortunately for Louis, his displeasure with the situation hardly mattered to the young source blood. She rolled her eyes at his effort to dissuade her from Belmont’s plans. “I appreciate the concern, Louis, but I still see no reason not to attend the party.” she shrugged her shoulders in a careless manner. “There’s no guarantee that I will even choose anyone from the party. It is possible that the party will not be a success in that department and then we can go over the other options who weren’t able to attend. That sounds fair enough, doesn’t it?”

Louis let out a soft sigh and looked over at Aida with his last ounce of fleeting hope that someone could talk Audrielle and Rene down. Aida, however, only offered a hapless glance. “I suppose that would work. Just keep in mind that you do have other options aside from whoever’s present at this party.” Aida advised her with a small frown. The caretaker was clearly concerned about the type of options Belmont would be presenting her at this party but like the others, clearly saw that Audrielle and Rene both wouldn’t be budging on this.  She looked between Simon and Louis. “I suppose until then, we should just try to invite as many of our own candidates as we can. Hopefully some of them will be able to attend as well.” 

“Of course, of course.” Audrielle sighed, expecting this much from them. They always made their voices heard one way or another so Aida’s insistence on reminding her that there would be other options than presented at the party was not surprising. She just hoped she could find the right person for the job. Someone that fit her as a guardian rather than as just another over protective caregiver. It mattered very little to her who the person was recommended by so long as they fit what she was looking for. “I’ll keep that in mind but if I find someone for the job there, don’t be surprised.” she told her caretaker firmly. Her hazel eyes swept over Simon before landing onto Rene.

“Well, I believe that’s settled then. I’ll attend your party as the guest of honor and hopefully, it’ll prove successful in my search for a guardian.” she mused with calm decisiveness. She leaned back in her chair and gave a thoughtful look as she asked,“If that’s all, are we ready to end this meeting?” The young source blood certainly hoped that was all Belmont had called them for. It had proven to be quite interesting but that didn’t mean she wanted to stick around for any other more boring reports that usually excluded her.