Marked by Midnight
Maybe that was why I admired Maureen; she never fell for his schemes.
Clearing my throat, I meet each of their eyes pointedly. One by one. Holding their attention in my grasp, hopefully, for as long as this meeting would last. I don't have it in me to be more than my tired self.
“The reason I called this meeting,” I say, my voice low and steady, “is, as you would have guessed, connected to the East.” I let my gaze linger on each of them a second longer. “Some two months ago, Kaal invited me and brought to my attention the further divide happening in the East. More groups splintering off could create destabilization that spills into other territories.”
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