"So wouldn't a simpler solution be to relocate the displaced people from the western region? Let them clear new land in safer territories, cultivate crops there while their homeland recovers, and once the western lands are restored, they can simply return and everything will resume as before."
As his words faded, silence settled over the chamber once more.
Although many had initially been persuaded by Addison's proposal, they couldn't deny that the elder's concerns were equally reasonable. His questions echoed the doubts lingering in many of their own minds.
What no one realized was that the elder had long since abandoned the Alpha King's faction.
Ever since Addison's disappearance, he had publicly thrown his support behind Mila, thinking that she would be the closest possible kin to inherit the throne. There was no turning back now. His allegiance had already been exposed, and the only path left was to continue strengthening Mila's position whenever the opportunity arose.
