The young-looking elven woman at the head of the Council of Sages let the silence settle for a brief moment before speaking again. Her posture remained straight, her expression unreadable, and yet the authority in her voice was enough to keep even a room like that still.
"Good. Thank you all for gathering today." Her gaze moved slowly across the eight heads seated around the obsidian table. "We will begin with the matter of the war. The parties directly involved were as follows. House Sylvanel and its allies. Later, House Morgain joined the conflict. Opposing them stood House Thal'zar." She paused just long enough for the structure of the matter to settle into the room. "If any of the three sides have something to add before this Council moves to its conclusion, now is the moment to state it."
Her eyes turned toward Elenara first. "Lady Elenara au Sylvanel, please begin."
