***Austin***
I put down the phone and hit the desk with a clenched fist in frustration.
My fist goes through the desk entirely, wooden splintering onto the floor.
For once I am going to accept this outburst, Atlas says calmly.
James has a point. The council ARE useless, I reply.
I grab my mug of coffee and finish it, leaning back heavily on my chair.
Els, can you come to the cabin? I ask Ella.
I wait for several minutes in silence until she walks through the door into the cabin.
"What's up?" she asks, frowning as she drops down into a chair.
"Someone from the Council went to Blackwater today. They went with an aura reader to make sure she wasn't being compelled in some way by Prince Valmir, who was indeed still there. They asked her a bunch of questions and...then they left. Witho
