"I speak when words are needed.
I did not need to speak until you two forgot whose hall this is.
Do not confuse my patience with my permission."
Morvain answered.
But then—
"So that means we are allowed to call out any member of the Iron Council until you think things are going too far and stop us?"
Kael questioned directly, not letting this matter go.
And the Matriarch—
"Yes."
She answered with a nod.
Her answer surprised every single person present in the room, even Kael.
"The Council is not an army to be ruled by command.
Frictions like these reveal weaknesses before enemies exploit them.
Draksis presses, you push back, and at the end, you both settle your differences, privately or with me as your mediator.
If I silence every sharp word I hear, I blind us to hidden danger, something far worse than the danger we face right now."
The Matriarch explained, her words affected both Kael and Draksis, forcing the two to momentarily stare at each other.
