Lady Selancourte

"It is what she calls herself these days, is it not?" Vestis replied dismissively.
She was displeased. It was an unfortunate constellation. Of course, Acele was her highest priority.

"You did well, Verik. Although I wonder what makes you think दास will attend that recruitment meeting... It seems rather inconsequential when compared to the 'Black Moot'. If she is the one whispering in Lamm's ear, she wouldn't want to miss such a crucial step in her agenda, would she?"
Not that Vestis herself truly believed what Verik thought about दास. Lamm kept her around, for whatever reason, but her position as a grey eminence was likely the product of Verik's imagination.

What Verik said about the black moot was interesting. Mostly the conspicuous absence of one prominent crime family. Two reasons, diametrically opposed, spontaneously came to her mind - with one more plausible than the other. They would have sent a decoy otherwise.