Chapter 107: The Consideration of the Strong (1) (Teaser)
The beginning of the great council started with the patriarch setting the main agenda.
“Our Sefira…”
Besil paused and met the eyes of everyone present.
He exchanged glances with each person until the very last, then finally spoke, “We have cowered like frightened dogs.”
“...”
“...”
Some bit their lower lips, others clenched their fists tightly.
Each recalled the humiliation they had endured for so long.
“We believed defense was the best strategy. But that was my mistake.”
The eyes of the attendees trembled. Among them, Panir struggled to keep his expression steady, overwhelmed by emotions.
“I was afraid of losing you all. I feared that my misguided choices would erase Sefira’s centuries-old history and the legacy of our ancestors.”
No one could blame Besil. The weight on his shoulders was more than any one person could bear.
“My weak heart made Sefira shrink away. My fear of change whispered that this fragile peace would last, that someday everything would resolve itself. But I was wrong.”
A fire ignited in his eyes. Besil shared that fire with everyone present.
“There is a saying left by the founder of Sefira: ‘If you wish to live, you will die; if you are willing to die, you will live.’ I sought to protect everyone, but in doing so, I was leading us all to ruin.”
The heat of his words pushed aside the crisp autumn chill. The council chamber was filled with a fiery resolve.
Besil tempered the heated atmosphere with a lowered voice.
“However, Sefira’s situation is dire. In finances, military, resources, and politics—we are the weakest among the noble families.”
The directors and knight commanders lowered their heads, as if the fault were their own.
“My realization came too late. But regret alone...
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