Black Blood had actually invited Thomas to their headquarters to discuss what had happened even before we had a chance to chat.
Thomas was just stalling as much as he could. Because there was so much we had to deal with and prepare for.
First of all, independently of Thomas, I—that is, Franz Martin Inferesse—needed to receive an invitation to a meeting as well. This was absolutely essential for our plan. I had to be there. And this turned out to be even more problematic than we had anticipated.
Black Blood wasn't the kind of organization where just anyone could meet with them on a whim. First and foremost, the person had to have connections with them. Fortunately, the Inferesse Family had previously had a minor connection with one of Black Blood's leaders. So that wasn't such a big problem.
