He nods. Yes, he understands that all too well. Virtually every consequence they face right now is ultimately due to the poor decisions of leadership spanning back centuries, grudges that could have and should have been avoided. Would have without certain heads in the mix. Tremere himself made questionable choices in his Council of Seven.

His mouth firms a line. "I will do as I have done in the past. I will root it out, and this time, power will not stand in the way, for of the truly powerful, only two are left, one my sire and one the vampire to whom we have pledged our assistance. Schrekt is a brute, but a brute with a head for politics and what ought to be done beyond his own appetites. As long as he keeps that firmly in mind, he'll have Meerlinda and me at his side, holding the line of the treaty."