"Impossible! That half-breed child was left with the members of the Buddha Lineage way back then! How could they have let the wretched devilspawn live?" Councilor Damien cried out in shock.
"Such nonsense! Didn't your own father allow a wretched devilspawn like you to live? How dare you refer to another Councilor's child that way?!" Hector roared as he flung his glass away, no longer in the mood to drink.
"Whether or not this is Councilor Walter's child as the exile claims has yet to be confirmed. It could just be a look-alike for all we know." Councilor Meredith interrupted hurriedly.
"A good point, while we're at it, we should also go and check your heritage, just to make sure you are actually the daughter of former Councilwoman Meridia. For all we know, you might have been a child she simply found in a trash can and presented you as her daughter!" Councilor Edwards retorted as he took his legs down from the table and sat down seriously for the first time.
