DeAmes is dead!

Elder Richardson pov

"Thank you, gentlemen, for gathering here again on such short notice. As many of you might have noticed, some of the Council members aren't present, and I must point out that they won't join us for the first part of this meeting. Depending on the votes, we shall decide if the second part of the meeting will carry on with or without the Council members in question. Since we will discuss rather delicate topics today, the last thing we want to encounter is a conflict of interest. Do I have everyone's agreement?" As I address the Council and the only reaction I see are nods from everyone present, I let out a breath of relief.

Meetings as such aren't the easiest part of our day, especially if something happens out of the blue. I, for one, didn't expect this turn of events.

We had to hold this meeting days ago, but certain someone created such a fuss about the traitorous behaviour of his relative, we had to deal with the disagreement within the Council first.

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