Mira’s POV,The morning Kael's coalition finally cracked, I was sitting three feet away from him when it happened.Roth got to the council meeting late, which meant something had already gone wrong on his end before the meeting started. He dropped into his seat without greeting anyone and immediately looked across the table at Morgan's empty chair."Where's that Shadowmoon elder?"Kael shifted slightly, clearly uncomfortable. "Elder Morgan sent word he'd be delayed.""Delayed." Roth repeated it like the word had a different meaning than the one everyone else was using. "Funny how he's delayed the morning after his men were seen moving through the eastern corridor without clearance.""That's being looked into," Kael said, without looking up from his documents."It should have been looked into last night." Roth grumbled as if he hadn't slept well. "I've told you for three weeks that those Shadowmoon dogs are running a separate count on the eastern supply chain. Nobody wants to hear it."
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