Chapter 14 Resolution

Suddenly the Painted Cave starts rumbling as if it were suffering an earthquake and its walls were actually coming tore down. And in the middle of all that racket words can easily be discerned.

"From the dawn of time territory has afforded and advantage to its owner. Think of the she bear in her cave, the she fox in her den, to name just a few. The territory is familiar to its owner, it is laced with his essence, it is his haven of security, his seat of power, it assures him and it empowers him."

Then the rumblings go meaningless as white noise for a while, enough for all those who listen to take in her words.

The computer interjects.

"Nuala, I have taken upon myself to virally send links to all the pages where this conspiracy is outlined to all the relevant parties: to the current ruler of our city, to his body of advisors from the heads of the various lineages, to the head of your own lineage, to the heads of your covenant. Whatever the outcome of this confrontation, everyone affected by this conspiracy now knows of it."

Then the same disembodied voice as before suggests:

"… Network…"

In the middle of the entire ruckus Nuala manages to accede the place within her that places her in thrall with all those of her lineage within her kind, she once again accesses the Cobweb, so that all the other Malkavians can testify to what is taking place.

Then the rumblings uttered by The Womb magnify in a crescendo into a paroxysm of fury, out of which words can be resolved:

"I confer the advantage of territory to Nuala and all her allies!"

And the brownie chooses this moment to show everybody concerned what it means when a host is pissed off at a guest that has abused his hospitality.