“First of all, the main reason we’ve called this meeting is to discuss some very important matters concerning the clan,” the Patriarch began, his tone steady and formal.
“Since we’re already partially assembled, I’d like to officially commence the meeting now, as waiting for the remaining elders might yield no results.” He continued to speak with the calm certainty of a man who already knew no one else would be walking through that door.
As the murmurs in the hall began to rise, the Grand Elder raised his staff and struck it lightly against the floor, causing a deep thrum echoed through the chamber, and instantly, the faint voices from outside the throne room vanished.
“I’ve activated a sound-cancelling barrier, no one outside will overhear what we discuss here.” The Grand Elder announ
