Chapter 1957: The Die is Cast (Part 1)

"Enough!" Ozak slammed his heavy fist on the Adamant table to quell the anger of his peers. "Let's reconsider the situation from the beginning and make a decision instead of wasting more time with recriminations.

"The past is beyond our reach and if we don't focus on the present, we'll have no future because we'll be all dead."

After silence returned to the Council Hall, the human representative continued:

"The situation is not as dire as it seems. Our agents in Garlen have confirmed that the local Council is still unaware that we are in possession of the Mouth of Menadion. Our 'guests' want to keep the information and the artifact for themselves and this plays in our favor.