"Have you heard?"
Elijah lifted his eyelids effortlessly, his features grim. The man seated across from him in his chamber was also a Fallon elder, Tobias.
"Indeed." Elijah responded curtly, not being in the mood for chatter.
"What now? Do we still cower in our homes or retaliate?"
Tobias inquired quirking an eyebrow towards Elijah who seemed nonchalant about their momentary predicament.
Elijah let out a low humorless chuckle before standing up from his velvet draped chair and heading towards the open window. It was barely nightfall yet the commoners had locked themselves within their homes, their lamps already put out. It was indeed a strange sight.
"Are my ears tricking me? Is an elder suggesting war? Have you forgotten-"
"Damned be our traditions! Where ha
