Marquis walked down the hall the old stone walls echoing each step she took. She was headed to the room at the end of the hall, what used to be Salvatore’s chamber, it was now turned into the new Counsel room. For months she had been trying to convince the Counsel to attack Stephan but she could never get a straight answer from them. They had a new and different way of doing things, decisions had to be made by all of them and not just one person. They worked as a unit. “So what did you decide?” She pushed the large doors open and strutted into the room. “Marquis we told you that this is not a light decision to make. We gave Stephan our word and we intend to stick by it unless we are threatened.” Dido, a Council member spoke. “We are being threatened. If Stephan and his son are allowed t

