NERINE“Did you see how she acted in the chambers?” I burst out laughing the moment Father and I stepped into the private sitting room.I crossed to the bar, grabbed a bottle of wine, and poured two glasses. After handing one to Father, I raised mine, and we clinked them together.“Cheers to not exactly winning, but at least getting to watch her lose,” I said.Father chuckled. “Maelis has been denied. There’s nothing she can do to get that petition granted now.”I snickered, taking a sip of wine.For a moment, I’d been worried. When Maelis presented her evidence before the council, I’d thought she might actually get her wish. If the elders had granted her request, it would have ruined everything I’d been working towards.Thankfully, they hadn’t.“If I may ask,” Father said, studying me over the rim of his glass, “why do you want her to retain her position? Wouldn’t it be better for us if she were removed?”My glass paused halfway to my lips. I swallowed the wine in my mouth and forced
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