[Evil Tink]

"But I didn't do-" Suddenly she found herself falling onto Jaelynn's desk in the Antinori manor. She let out a grunt and quickly rolled off before standing and brushing off her dress, "Sorry...Seth did that.." She sighed, looking away from Jaelynn who was currently giving her a rather evil look.

"I don't give a damn Serus. Just get out." Jaelynn pinched the bridge of her nose with a sigh, "I'm going ot regret this, but why did he send you here?"

Serus put her hands into the tiny pockets on her dress, her left wrapping around the pocket watch, "He told me I had to apologize, but I didn't do anything wrong. I'm not the one going behind my back, no, the Council's and destroying a rather large amount of vampires as of late."

Jaelynn narrowed her ice blue eyes, "Watch where you step Serus. You know as well as I that I'm only doing this because they're endangering our secret. Face the facts Serus, there are too many vampires these days. You have to drop your damn diplomacy for a moment and decide what's best for the race as a whole, not your status on the Council. You can't just go and take the pansy ass route to improve your statistics. Eight years ago, you'd be all over this and demanding that I do something about it. What is wrong with you?"

Serus growled, her eyes glowing for a second, "I'm not worried about my damn approval rate here Jaelynn! I'm concerned for your safety! All this 'black-ops' missions and secrecy is going to get you killed! I don't care if one of the other Covens does it, but I don't want you involved. Some of the more powerful covens are getting rather irritated that you keep messing around in their land. You need to stop and let me figure out what to do."

Jaelynn stood, her hands on the desk as she leaned forward slightly, "I'm almost 450 years old Serus, I can handle myself. I don't need you babysitting me! While you've been sitting on your ass playing Queen of the World, I've been busting my own ass trying to keep things under control for you...to lessen your workload...so you can have time with the Twins! I wouldn't be surprised if I even surpassed you in strength at this point. I've fought so many vampires in the past eight years...and you? Nothing."

Serus clenched her hands, threatening to break the watch. After a moment, she pulled it from her pocket, ripping the chain from the eye-let on her corset. She held the watch out to Jaelynn before throwing it on the desk, "I don't need your help running my life! I can take care of the kids and the Council myself! But if you're so worried about it, fine! I remove myself from the Council..." She narrowed her eyes, pausing a moment, "And I renounce my name as an Antinori." With that, she disappeared.

Jaelynn's mouth hung open in astonishment as the watch hit the desk. It even created a dent in the wood, lodging itself there. She stared at where Serus stood for a second, then down to the watch. She pried it from the hole as she sat back down, Seth is going to kill me.. She sighed, then growled, throwing the watch out the window, "Fine! We'll just have a mess like 18 years ago Serus! I don't fucking care!"