The city's leading figures were all gathered in the meeting room, waiting for Grace to arrive.
"Do you know why we're here?" one man asked the person sitting nearby.
"Am I as curious as you? I heard from the guard that Madam Grace wanted us to gather. So, it must be something important." The man responded, his eyes darting to the door for the third time.
Murmurs spread across the room as everyone wondered why they were there while waiting for Grace to come back.
Time passed; half an hour later, the door was opened from the outside, their discussions stopped, and everyone turned toward the door.
Grace walked in with Adrian following behind her.
"Good, you're all here. This is Adrian, for some of you who don't know him; he was part of the people who went to the surface." Her words sounded like a bomb that had been set off.
Everyone was stunned until their minds processed her words, and all eyes turned to Adrian. He felt uneasy under their intense yet curious gaze.
