The night of Lila's declaration of war against Damian, a secret meeting was held night, in one of the back rooms of Lila’s fortress, a secret.
It was made up of the few remaining original elders from Alpha Kaden’s reign, and several of Lila’s self-appointed advisors, who now wore the ceremonial robes of power like borrowed skin.
They sat around a stone table, candlelight flickering off their anxious faces, voices low and strained with dread.
One of the older elders, Elder Tharon, who had once sworn allegiance to Alpha Kaden himself, broke the silence first.
“This is madness,” he rasped. “A war against Alpha Damian? Do any of you understand what this means? Do you know what that man is capable of?”
A younger elder in navy blue replied,
“We do. But to defy Lila now is suicide.”
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