I looked at the other Higher Council. I saw one that was a couple of meters away from me. He was younger compared to Gustav. His long hair was tied into a ponytail. He was just actually watching us while sitting on the chair while holding a teacup. He took a sipped of it before glancing at me.
His stare held me in place. Those fiery eyes were somewhat familiar to me and I didn’t know why. I haven’t seen this person in the past. But there was something with him that I couldn’t read. He was like a code that I couldn’t decipher.
“Ayesha, right?” My forehead creased and I was in a defense position. I shouldn’t lower my guard. He smiled and glanced at Gustav and then glanced back at me. “You can go ahead and kill Gustav.”
I was flabbergasted. Did he just tell me to kill Gustav? He was bei
