XXXVIII
From a window overlooking the Governance chamber, Ennius watched nervously as the chamber filled with Governance members. They sat in the egg-shaped, terraced room, chattering and looking around for the governor.
He put his hands behind his back and went over his speech.
He couldn’t get it right. He grunted, threw his notes in the trash and decided to speak extemporaneously. That would build better rapport. After all, who read a speech from paper during one of the greatest elven crises of the time?
No, he would speak off the cuff.
He paced around the small space, where the sound and light panels blinked red and green. The room was cramped and hot, but he didn’t want to get ambushed in his office, or worse, in one of the hallways.
More and more senators were entering, and room
