After about half an hour Peter joined Mel in his office. She sat patiently as he slumped into his chair across the table from her and ran a hand over his face.
“She doesn’t know when exactly, but it’ll be within a week. Then this will be over, one way or the other. After this they won’t have the manpower to attack us anymore. And I’m going to be taking Serenity and hopefully one of their own as a witness to the elders for a counterstrike.” He drawled out the words as if they were the most natural thing in the world, but Mel bristled.
“So, you are taking her to the elders?”
“I wasn’t going to…but I guess Damien finally broke and said it was ok…It’s the law, Mel. I would have broken it for him, but since he doesn’t want me to, I’d rather not.” He sighed, exhausted. “I just want e
