BLACKFOREST REIGN

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

Things around town were a bit tense.

Ever since the town found out about what happened, there have been protests every now and then from all factions.

Tensions were high, people were upset, angry and wanted to spill blood.

The thing about creatures of BlackForest was that they were quick to want to fight rather than listen to anything being said.

Living and breathing under the same space as their mortal enemies made them constantly act with their fists and not their brains. 

"We need to say something to calm them down," one council member stated.

They were in the chambers of the High Council to discuss the current ongoing tensions in the town.

Representatives from all factions were present, Mrs Canel was there, Pran and Pat, everyone was there. 

"If Pran had discussed this issue with us first there wouldn't even be a need to calm them down", another stated.

"There is no need to rub salt in his wound, Ford!" 

"I say let them continue. They are simply letting out their frustrations, I know I'm dying to let out mine"

"Stop it. This is not helping" 

"I don't know exactly what the council wants us to say to people demanding a good explanation as to why their hard earned work is going to be owned by someone as irrelevant as Ezekiel. They want to know and quite frankly I do too"

"We have been over this. The town was under a threat and - "  

"You know Mrs Canel, I'm getting tired of hearing that. What exactly is the threat you are talking about? Did anyone see any threat beside the little kid? Did anyone get warned about any danger? Or are we simply going along with what Pran says? For all we know Ezekiel could have done this. He could have planned this all along and we fell for it. He fell for it" 

Pran sat silently and listened to the ongoing conversation and so did Pat.

He had stopped Pat from speaking about three to four times now.

He wasn't going to tell them the real reason as to why he agreed to the deal with Ezekiel.

If he did, then Pat would be the one blamed.

He glanced at the person beside him, he could see Pat listening to each and every one of them as they spoke, but Pran could also see the anger building up inside of him.

The truth about Pat was constantly putting him on edge, wondering when Pat would lose control. He was worried. 

"Going back and forth isn't helping. We are past the stage of blaming one another. Let's just focus on the issue in front of us"

"What we can do now is deal with the situation and put people at bay"

"They need to address them" 

"Absolutely not!" 

"They are their leaders, they should act like one for once" 

"Let's be logical about this and not let our emotions take over"

Mrs Canel advised. 

"The only thing we can do is go into partnership with Ezekiel. The deal is done. The sooner the people accept that the better" 

The room fell silent once again. That was the only option they had and knowing they had no choice but to accept it was torture enough. 

"Must be nice, isn't it? To sit there on your chair and make decisions that could possibly ruin other people's lives", a member of the High Council stated with such distaste in him.