The meeting began with rituals, which were performed more intensely than usual. Ellison also reminded his cultists that the flesh of the fallen soldiers of Lafir and Tsutar (and especially those who had fallen but not died), obtained secretly and with all precautions, was welcome. However, it was to be expected that the number of looters on the battlefields would be so great that the army would not be able to control it, and the cultists would mix with this crowd. However, the risks remained.
After the rituals, however, there were still some important issues to be addressed, and Ellison made it clear that he was about to speak.