The second round of Charter negotiations began inside a smaller conference chamber adjoining the Royal Administrative Council's offices, where several senior officials had gathered to examine the provisions concerning registered Adventurers.
Sage occupied one side of the table alongside Boren, Lucan, and Master Theobald Wycliffe, the legal adviser recommended by House Auremont.
Across from them sat Minister Aldous Pembroke, Lord Thomas Ellery, and Lord Percival Harcourt, accompanied by two officials from the Royal Military Administration.
A revised copy of the proposed Royal Charter lay before each participant, with several paragraphs marked for further discussion.
Unlike the previous consultation, which had addressed the Guild's institutional independence, today's negotiations concerned the rights and responsibilities of the individuals who registered with it.
Pembroke opened the proceedings by placing a marked document at the center of the table.
