After one of the longest-running Council Meetings in the last few decades, the Elders of the Iron Council finally walked out with exhausted looks on their faces.
And…
The only one left inside was…
The Matriarch.
She, just like the rest of the Elders, was exhausted as well, but unlike them, she couldn't leave.
After all, she still had to… meet him.
And just as she thought about telling someone to call Kael, he walked in, surprising her for a moment. Soon, however, she recalled who this person was and how many times he had done the same thing in the past and just shook her head.
In the end—
"You are here."
The Matriarch spoke as she looked up the moment the door opened, and a… small, controlled smile—the kind of smile that belonged to someone who seemed… too exhausted after carrying all the responsibilities on her shoulders.
