Chapter 167
The chamber exploded into noise the moment Kael answered.
Voices rose from every side of the room as council representatives stood abruptly from their seats, several speaking over one another while warriors near the outer walls exchanged uneasy looks. The calm order that once defined the council chamber disappeared almost instantly beneath confusion, fear, and anger.
Ariana barely heard the individual arguments at first because her attention remained fixed on Kael.
He stood beside her without moving while the entire chamber reacted around him, his expression unreadable beneath the silver firelight reflecting across the stone floor. But Ariana could feel the tension inside him growing heavier with every voice raised against them.
