Marked by fate
maybe that’s not whats happening.
‘Calm down and wait and see’ Zanthe sounds exasperated now.
The whole room moves as one. We stand and salute.
Edwardo acknowledges us, expression hard, “Be seated,” he says.
We obey, chairs squeaking as we sit. He takes a seat on one of the chairs lining the wall, alongside Highgrove and Wentworth. Grady remains standing at the front, document still in hand.
Edwardo’s presence changes the air. It tightens it. Compresses it. Like the room just lost a few degrees of warmth.