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Meetings

Ezran sat upon his throne silently, his gaze locked upon the members of his high council. Opeli stood closest to him, next to her was a man with black hair, a small black beard rested upon his fair skin. His name was Gunnar. "Recently, Katolis was attacked." Ezran said.

Gunnar narrowed his eyes. "It was the Elves I tell you, backstabbing, no good deceiving monsters." He hissed, his hatred for Elves ran deep in his family, back to the when the land was spilt.

Ezran narrowed his eyes. "The attackers were of human origin Gunnar." He spat back in response, watching Gunnar closely.

Gunnar raised an eyebrow. "Most likely working for the Elves, traitors." He said casually.

Ezran slammed a fist onto the arm of his throne. "ENOUGH GUNNAR." He screamed, watching as Gunnar shut his mouth quickly. "This had nothing to do with the Elves." He added, warning mixed in his tone.

Gunnar blinked as he backed up slightly. Opeli soon turned to face Ezran. "King Ezran, if I may, what were the results of this attack? What did the attackers hope to achieve? The reports list that there were no dead." She said.

Behind Ezran, Corvus stiffened, Ezran's eyes glanced down. "There was one dead. His target was Viren, the goal was revenge and justice." Ezran answered, glancing back at Opeli.

Opeli raised an eyebrow at the mention of his. "You claim that there was only one attacker? And that his goal was to kill Viren, at which he succeeded." She asked, hoping that Ezran could clear things up for her and the others.

Ezran glanced at Gunnar before focusing upon Opeli again. "It was a matter of family to him, and to me. The attacker, was Callum." He said sadly.

Gunnar smirked. "Excellent, we can finally deal with that spoiled trash, the traitor was going to marry one of those Elves anyway." He exclaimed.

Ezran's fist was quick to slam upon the throne arm, the sound echoed off the walls as a glare focused upon Gunnar. "That is my brother you speak off Gunnar, the one who helped forge peace and end the cycle of war. Be glad my aunt isn't here. Secondly, that Elf has a name, that name is Rayla." He defended.

Opeli frowned. "The union would've strengthened the bond we had with Xadia, an eternal alliance through marriage. A shame it never came to be." She said, watching Gunnar almost as closely as Ezran was.

Ezran nodded. "I fear this is only the beginning of things far worse to come." He stated.

Opeli raised an eyebrow. "You think Callum will go as far as to ensure that all Dark Mages are dealt with?" She questioned.

Ezran shook his head in response. "I fear worse, I fear the sense of duty to Xadia will get to his head, just as the grief and feelings of vengeance did." He replied.

Opeli blinked before she widened her eyes. "You fear he will create an order to govern over Xadia, to ensure that no evil deeds ever happen again." She said in realisation.

Ezran nodded as Gunnar narrowed his eyes. "Why should we let that fool build up his own empire, hopefully the Elves and Dragons will tear him apart for us." He said.

Ezran narrowed his eyes. "No!" He snapped backed. "They will deliver him to us, he needs help, no death."

Opeli nodded in agreement. "From what've you said, his mental condition is something that needs work." She added.

Ezran closed his eyes. "I need to inform Xadia of what's happened." He said, standing from his throne as he turned to walk away.

Zubeia shifted as she listened to the footsteps of Ibis. Opening her eyes, she watched as the Sky Mage entered her chamber. "Queen Zubeia, worrying news has arrived from Katolis." He said.

Zubeia slowly stood tall as she eyed Ibis closely. "Go on." She said.

Ibis cleared his throat and opened up a scroll. "Queen Zubeia, it is with great worry that I write to you. As you were aware, we were preparing to put Viren on trial to determine his fate. However, just hours ago, things changed."

"You are aware that Viren murdered Captian Rayla because of her engagement to Prince Callum. Recently, Katolis was attacked by Callum, who was bent on vengeance. While he is bound to Xadia, I fear that what Viren has done, has begun a chian of events that end in a tyrannical ruler."

"While killed Callum might sound like the best solution to solving this issue, he has simply not had time to grief the death of Rayla. In his current mental state, any confrontation with him will most likely end in death. If you do manage to come across him, ensure that he is captured alive and sent to Lux Aurea where General Amaya shall deal with him. Regards, King Ezran."

Zubeia narrowed her eyes. "This is worrying news indeed. I had never thought Callum capable of such acts." She said.

Ibis nodded in agreement. "Callum is bent on staying to his morals. The thought that he would discard them to seek peace through tyranny worries me greatly." He replied.

Zubeia thought for several seconds, her eyes locked upon the skies. "I fear we may have to deploy armies to take him down and bring him to Lux Aurea. But doing so would be costly if what King Ezran said about his mental condition is true."

Ibis bit his lower lip in concentration. "Perhaps we send Qalbora and a group of Elves to seek Callum out and attempt to calm him down in a peaceful manner first." He suggested.

Zubeia nodded. Qalbora, while she was an Earth Dragon who held much anger inside her, was determined to keep the peace. "Very well, send a message to Qalbora and a group of Elves. Hopefully we can convince Callum to come to Lux Aurea without violence." She agreed.

I liked creating Gunnar, oh the death I have planned for him...

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