COUNT ALTERONI
The emergency session convenes at noon. Six hours after the blood club attack. Everyone's furious.
Mordaunt leads the charge. "Callum Brennan attacked a legitimate business. Killed three hunters. Destroyed property. This is open warfare."
"He was rescuing a kidn*pped person," I counter. "Valentina Corvino was being held illegally."
"She was being detained pending investigation."
"In a cell. Without charges. Without trial." I stand. "That's k********g, not detention."
"Semantics." Lady Castellane waves dismissively. "The point is Brennan attacked us. Killed our people. Used explosives in a civilian area. This cannot be tolerated."
Around the table, the thirteen council members are split. Some look angry. Some thoughtful. A few almost impressed.
Lord Wessex speaks up.
