"Of course I would be," the Grand Elder's voice boomed from the shadows of a massive pillar. He stepped into the light, a sharp, knowing grin on his face. "But I'd first need to know which specific part was supposed to make me mad, hahaha!"
"I was speaking about someone else," Hye lied smoothly, rolling his eyes as he tossed the idea of subverting his allies into the back of his mind. "Is everything ready?"
"Everything is exactly as we agreed," the Grand Elder said, turning his gaze toward Moth.
The young elder seemed to have aged a decade in a single day, yet he carried himself with a new aura of authority. The predicament had burned away his hesitation, earning him a level of respect from the senior Elders that he had never possessed before.
