Chapter 126

Chapter 126

Syria’s POV

“Hey, where have you been?” Kael asked when he saw me.

I met his eyes. “I just went to visit my uncle.”

My chest tightened. My uncle’s words from earlier were still echoing in my head.

“Why? Did he say something again?”

I shifted my gaze away from him. “He did. But it doesn’t matter. I’ll show him. I’ll make him eat his words.”

“Where’s my counselor?” I asked, changing the topic.

“I’ll bring him.”

I paced back and forth after he left. My uncle thought I was weak. That I couldn’t carry the tribe on my shoulders. But he didn’t know me.

I would prove him wrong, no matter how long it took.

A few minutes later, Kael came back with one of the elders.

“Serenya,” I said, stepping forward.

“Tell me everything I need to fix in this tribe. List them all. And tell me what I need to do. I’ll resolve them within a week.”

“Wait,” Kael said carefully, glancing at me. “Are you sure you can handle that? It’s a heavy burden. Too much for one person.”

I turned to him, “I can handl