My brothers and I sat down at one end of the table in our usual spot in the council chambers. There were four chairs here, we'd kept one empty all these years for our mate. At the other end of the table, my parents sat, but there were two empty seats on either side of them, that we never filled.
Down one side of the table sat Beta Harrison, our Head Beta, and my father's enforcer, Thomas, who was our Minister of Justice and took charge of the prisons, Our Head General Asher, who we'd replace once we took over, William, our head secretary and historian, and Casidy, our master of coin.
Down the other side sat my brothers and my Beta, Zachary, who would take over Harrison's role once we took the throne, Amber, our Head Chamberlain, Sylvia, the head of the temple, George, our head of relatio
