"Keep in mind, the Council serves the People, not egos.
I will not warn again."
With those words, the Matriarch walked out of the Hall and the meeting ended.
And inside the Elders Hall—
There was silence.
Complete Silence.
Draksis continued to glare at Kael.
The rest of the Elders too, seemed lost in their thoughts, but no one said anything out loud. Even though Aelindra had planned to talk to Elder Draksis, seeing the look on his face and sensing the tense air, she decided to remain silent for now.
Something told her that with things as they were right now, if she tried to do something, it would only make everything worse.
And as she saw the complicated looks on Tarevian's and Nymeris's faces, she could tell that they were thinking the same thing.
Creek
After a ten second long, pin drop silence, a sound was heard.
