[Well, they've just finished clearing out some poor fucker's wallet- that's what you get for leaving important things behind- so Mammon has no problem draping themself in the available space on the couch. Idly, they watch as Fantasma tries her very best to leave some marks along his neck.]

[Clever girl. It'll add some weight to everything if there's proof something R-rated happened instead of information exchange.]

For protection. You should know how much people want what's at the top... So they're divided for protection, brought out to be united only when the heir is ready.

However... a heir has to be agreed on by both the current don and his outside adviser. If one has a decision different from the other, then things become more complicated than usual. It's settled by having the possessors of each half of a ring go against one another.

For example, your guardian of rain against the opposing side's own guardian.