"For the future," Klaus said, beating his chest.
"For the future!" The people chorused in return, beating their chest too. Klaus did it a few more times and they reacted accordingly, then he turned to face me, smiling in satisfaction.
It was scary to see the way all of them suddenly moved from not wanting to fight for themselves to being willing to do whatever it took to secure their future. If all the people here maintained their stance and went to war like Klaus wanted, Aiden was going to have a tough time, even with the type of person he was. Since I was the only reasonable person there, I knew it was up to me to talk sense into them.
After a while, the gathering was dismissed and I returned home with Klaus. He was beaming throughout the drive back and I almost wanted to reach out an
