Lettie looked up at her with unreadable blue eyes, and Ayn knew it would be better to be quiet and follow. They entered a sparsely furnished room where several men and women clustered together, talking quietly in groups. Ayn recognized many of them as being other Counsel members. At the far end of the room was another door, guarded by another two men in black suits. Lettie walked towards it, making her way straight through the crowd of people, who greeted her and stared at Ayn.