Laith could not make his meeting gloomy, so he changed the subject:
«I welcome all the attendees, thank you for coming, and I would like to open this meeting by thanking each one of you for your humility in coming to my house for this just cause of ours.
Sir Chodo head of the sorcerers' guild, thank you for coming.
Our elder old Ribeiro tax official and head, a thousand thanks to you.
Big brother Salim the wise judge, thanks are not enough to express my happiness with your presence today.
Sir head of the sorcerers' school... throughout my life I wished to sit next to you, for one of my dreams has come true thanks to your humility.
Brother Arkan, you are the cornerstone of this meeting, your presence is an honor for us all.
Now let us turn the pages of this meeting».
Suddenly Laith changed his tone from very humble to very direct and sharp:
«Whoever among you is not ready to stand before the authority of the kingdom in defense of the freedom of the builder Mater, raise his hand».
None of the attendees moved any of their limbs, which made Laith and Arkan look at each other with fleeting happy glances for a fraction of a second.
«Whoever among you will not support the cause materially with his money and morally with his influence but will suffice with neutral bias, raise his hand».
Everyone was silent without any reaction.
The hearts of the two young men finally felt reassured.
They can now according to the results of this short poll launch with courage.
«I have an objection».
This was the fourth person whom Laith had brought:
«My position is somewhat sensitive, I am only fifty-seven years old and I have obligations toward myself, I will help you financially and behind the scenes but I will not confront the authority of the kingdom because of my position in the kingdom for it is big and sensitive, also I have a somewhat criminal past, if the king or the supreme judge turns to my file I will not come out safe».
Laith did not frown but smiled instead, he was about to speak but Arkan preceded him:
«Your presence here is completely sufficient and an honor for us, we will remember this especially when you need us, I myself will pledge from today to repay this great good, therefore you can withdraw if your soul aspires to that».
Arkan stood up and placed his fist on his chest and said firmly:
«Until we die, we will appreciate your position».
Laith had ordinary facial expressions but he was flying with joy inside him.
That man stood up, took a big sip of wine and said in a voice indicating deep emotion:
«Thank you thank you O brother, I will not... I will not withdraw and I will support you with everything I have».
Laith began clapping and the others followed him... old Ribeiro was somewhat the last to start clapping, he realized that the matter was exploiting the man's hesitation in making his decisions.
After the clapping a minute of silence occurred until Laith said with a firm expression:
«We will end our meeting for today, and tomorrow I will raise the lawsuit».
Clara and Abraham were looking at a screen in the air that looked somewhat transparent.
«Arkan...»
Abraham said this name in a light voice while he was thinking about its owner, he had been watching the meeting and noticed Arkan's skills and intelligence and almost malice.
Clara was somewhat indifferent, but she too was annoyed by one of the attendees there:
«That Laith is very rich, his meeting hall is much better than the halls of most demon gods, and yet he tries to spoil what we are doing for us, O Abraham can you find out why he is sticking his nose like this».
«I don't know».
After Abraham gave up answering Abdullah who had listened to the last of the talk continued and answered:
«The matter is not that he sticks his nose because he is rich, but he is rich because he sticks his nose... there is no success without victims, tigers eat deer, they succeed in continuing because they sacrifice the deer's continuity... often the reason behind this insolent Laith's intervention is that he wants resources».
Clara said angrily:
«You humans are greedy to no end, your bellies do not fill no matter how much you eat».
Abdullah had the reply: «As I told you and I will tell you, the only way to survive on all levels and fields and worlds is growth, let us take you as an example O Clara, with whom did you sacrifice to obtain a human embodiment?»
«What? How did you know there were victims?»
«I don't know but I understand, the basic rule for survival and growth and prosperity in this world is sacrifice».
Clara was annoyed and could not reply, but Abraham wanted more clarifications:
«But O Abdullah, magical development does not require any sacrifice».
«Leader Abraham, what have you been doing over the past few days?»
A moment of realization occurred for everyone... in fact unconsciously they were in the middle of a giant food chain.
«We are trying to sacrifice Mater while Laith and Arkan are trying to sacrifice us by means of people they put in the forefront where they hide behind them».