[center][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]Hotel, Azure[/b][/color]
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[indent][sub]With Aida, Louis, & Rene [/sub][/indent]

As soon as the trio stepped through the door, Audrielle was taken by the sight before.  It was practically mesmerizing to the young source blood. After years of being sheltered by her caretakers, parties such as the one before her were never something Audrielle had really been able to enjoy. Her caretakers tried to keep her presence as secretive as possible, only introducing her to those they deemed fit out of fear of her being targeted. When they entertained other old bloods or council members, it was never anything even close to what was before her that evening. Dancers swirled together in tight-knit pairs that moved with an elegance that Audrielle had never seen before. Masks lined each face in the room and chatter filled the air almost as much as the music did. 

[i]As suspected, Belmont clearly knows how to throw a proper party.. [/i]Audrielle thought, a smile decorating her lips. Regardless of what his other intentions might be, the young source blood already found that it was well worth the risk. Tonight would just be the very beginning of gaining her own freedom. In the next moment, she spotted the familiar figure of Rene climbing up the staircase to meet them. At her sides, she could practically feel the two old bloods grow tense, still uneasy about the situation Belmont had created for her. Audrielle ignored them though instead looked ahead to the older source blood with a friendly smile. Though she didn’t consider him a friend in the slightest, he had earned some favor from her just by being the one to open the door to freedom.

While he addressed her caretakers, someone else drew Audrielle’s gaze away from the host in front of her. Further into the crowd, she felt a pair of eyes on her and looked out to see some man—it was impossible to say who both due to her lacking knowledge of vampires as well as the mask he wore—looking their way. She couldn’t make out much due to the distance but she couldn’t help be curious as to who he was. Unfortunately, she was only able to catch a quick glimpse of him before Rene addressed her. Pulling her gaze from him, her hazel eyes settled on the source blood in front of her. “Thank you, Belmont. Your party is as extravagant as I expected.” she said with an amused smirk. As he asked about a dance, she dipped her head. “Of course.”

As Belmont offered her his arm, Audrielle paused. Part of her had been hoping to do her scouting alone that evening but she supposed that she had just gotten her hopes a little to high. If it wasn’t Belmont escorting her, Louis or Aida would have quickly swooped in instead. With Belmont being the lesser of three evils in this predicament, Audrielle graciously accepted his arm. “That sounds perfect.” she said with a smile. “I’m eager to get this underway.”

“Audrielle… would you like one of us to accompany you as well?” Aida asked tentatively. Her dark gaze flickered towards the host. She didn’t trust Rene and disliked the idea of him being  alone with the young source blood. Especially when he was the one introducing her to candidates—likely only ones he had picked out too. 

“No, no.” Audrielle answered quickly, not wanting either of her caretakers to be swarming over her. At least with Rene she didn’t have to worry about the older source blood treating her as if she was five years old instead of fifty or cutting in to choose her options rather than letting her choose her own. “You two just enjoy the party and I’ll catch up with you after I’ve met a few of my options.” She flashed Louis and Aida a smile before turning back to Belmont with a hint of excitement glimmering in her hazel gaze. “Alright Belmont, lead the way.”

Louis crossed his arms over his chest and watched the two source bloods with narrowed eyes. [i]Damn you Rene..[/i] he thought scathingly. The older source blood had backed them into a corner with the help of a very stubborn and naive Audrielle. Louis didn’t trust that Belmont just simply wanted to ‘help’ the younger source blood by getting her a guardian. No, he had to be playing at an angle, he always was. Louis just couldn’t figure out what it was, yet. Regardless, he had no intention of standing idly by. “I’m going to follow them. There’s no way in hell I’m letting her out of my sight with that bastard.” he growled under his breath to Aida.

The other old blood nodded her head in agreement and swept her gaze over the crowd. “Good, you do that. I’m going to see if anyone we’d approve of is here tonight.” she muttered thoughtfully. “If by some miracle they are, then I can figure out a way to send them towards Audrielle.”

“We’ll catch up later then.” Louis nodded before moving to make his descent down the staircase. He doubted Rene would invite anyone they’d want as Audrielle’s guardian if he had a plan of his own but it wouldn’t hurt for Aida to double check. In the meantime, Louis intended to follow the two at a distance, trying not to come across as obvious as he weaved his way into the crowd, picking up a goblet of blood for himself on the way.