Viola's brows furrowed deep. "Why wouldn't they accept--" she began, but then he asked about the Ellevra and he realized, with a jolt, that this was part of the puzzle she'd been keeping to herself. Until now.
She released a quiet exhale. "The safe was broken open and all the Ellevra in it taken. There was..." Her hand around the glass flickered. "Rather a lot." She pursed her lips lightly. "I might have. Mm. Encouraged Blair to clean out the Belmonts before Carnivale. She owed me a favor so we had a little stockpile."