Although Avelina was experiencing these terrifying, insecure fears deep down in her chest, she forced her breathing to slow down, deliberately compelling her body to calm the hell down.
At the end of the day, she was still an official, high-ranking member of this elite pack committee, and just as Lyanna had confidently stated moments before, this critical meeting had to go on regardless of personal drama.
Now that the aggressive troublemaker had been officially kicked out of the room, Lyanna finally had the complete freedom to intensively study the remaining individuals seated around the dark wood.
Cedric tracked the movement of her eyes, and as if intuitively knowing that his Luna might not be entirely familiar with the specific identities of the council members due to her past isolation, he chose to step in and help her out.
