...Wynter POV... Darius didn't waste a second. We had barely entered the office by the time he had started questioning Kenji. "What did the council have to say?" "Not much, but they have agreed to a meeting." "Ok. So are we talking like a skype call or facetime or Zoom meeting?" I ask. "It doesn't quite work like that." Darius replies. "What do you mean? What other choice do we have?" I ask. "We have to go in person." Darius says. "What? What the hell are you on about? Kyrgyzstan is literally on the other side of the world. It'll take at least twenty-four hours to get there. You're not serious, are you?" I ask, in disbelief. "Unfortunately, yes. We don't have any other choice. The council is very old-fashioned. They don't rely on modern technology. So if we are going to see them,

