The grand hall pulsed with tension. The council chamber, east and imposing, was filled with many nibbles, advisors and warriors from all over the kingdom, each having an expression of worry and doubt on their faces. The chandeliers overhead cast shadows across the marble floors as Queen Jess stood before them, her hands steady despite the weight pressing on her shoulders.
She had to make them listen. She had to find a way to gethm to believe in her.
On the podium with her was King Luca seated on his throne with a reassuring look on his face, grounding her before she spoke. She had asked to be the one to speak to them since Athena was only after her and the rest of them were collateral damage. So he trusted her to command them with as much power as she had, this alone gave her the strengt
