After Valentine made his suggestion and the representatives discussed it for a while, the council speaker finally put a pause to the meeting.
"This meeting is adjourned till five PM this evening. Then we'll make final decisions on whether Mr Lockwood's plan is plausible and how to execute it with… minimal losses."
One by one, people trooped out of the Aegis Council Chamber. Devon stood up, walking up to his grandfather who was on a call with the United States Hunters Federation President.
Irina pulled Viktor aside, asking him questions about how things had been in Aurelia City while she was away. Alisha and Bruce murmured something amongst themselves.
And as for Ambrose?
He just sat there, arms folded in front of his chest as his eyes flitted from person to person around the hall.
'I can still sense Valentine observing me,' he thought to himself, too shaken to look back and confirm. 'Why do I feel like I'm supposed to thank him? For that day at Norfolk.'
