Early in the morning, after the group of seven had enjoyed their last moment of peace together, the guests began arriving, in a subtle show of power. Cars of all shapes and sizes made their way past the palace gates, some arriving in droves and others, in singles but, they all bore the similarity of having subtle colours. Claire had learned that the elite members of their society, who were shifters, preferred plain, durable cars as opposed to their human counterparts, who enjoyed flashy and expensive vehicles. Lissana had explained that the sturdy and simple cars were favoured by them, because they were usually built to withstand the force of a superhuman, and their predator instincts made them inclined to use cars that allowed them to blend in, as much as possible. Claire had never ow