The shout echoed across the area.
Klein swallowed hard, knowing the next words would either defuse this situation or make it exponentially worse.
"When she says they 'let her pretend certain things', she's referring to things on paper. Names, territorial documents, those things... Legal formalities that don't mean as much to her." Klein explained rapidly, words tumbling out in his desperation to defuse Ren's building fury before it exploded into something irreversible.
"The most important part... When she said 'if they don't ask for heirs', she's not necessarily referring to blood children... She's referring to knowing her uncles will ask that the Starweaver territory remain in the name of someone from the opposing family branch in case she dies."
The clarification hung in the oppressive air.
