Ludis shuffled the papers on her desk as she looked around the room at the dusty old men who had gathered. They were clearly still upset that they had to answer to a woman, and a tribe woman no less. When Malik had named her the Head Mage, they had initially welcomed it. It meant that she would go into battle while they stayed here in the capital, safe in their respective towers. The fact was that she survived, and was one of the keynotes in bringing down the enemy mages bit at them. They had hoped she would perish in the war, and she hadn't. Now they had to answer to Ludis, and it left a bitter taste in their mouths. She sighed and then set down her paperwork. "My apologies, gentleman. It appears you have something to discuss with me. You have my full attention." Ludis knew where this wa

