Caius became very aware of the expectant eyes on him, and ordinarily, he would have found it easy to ignore. Still, as he stared at the images projected by Kerwin's magical device and tried to think, he found the attention distracting.
"Yes?" He asked them slowly and looked around the council hall.
Many averted their eyes bashfully while a few continued to look at him, maybe cocking their heads to the side to really prod him with their unspoken questions.
"What is it?" Caius asked, now getting frustrated by the clear intent for a question that was not being asked with actual words.
Kerwin cleared his throat and interceded for his Council members.
"Well, my Lord, we're simply wondering what your plans are."
Caius frowned at that. For a second, he wanted to bite back with the question of how they would have handled the situation had he not been here but he knew that would be a bit unfair.
