Keeper Of The Lost DemiGod Camp

Oh. My. Gods, we're doomed.

Sophie's POV

I watched as Oralie pretty much tackled Kenric in a suffocating hug as she examined his face asking "This is the surprise to catch our attention?"
I smiled scratching my neck "Yeah..."

"Mission Accomplished," Emery spoke, his eyes glided over us and he frowned at Tam in bounds and Wylie free of them. I bet they weren't expecting that, well they shouldn't of. Because I didn't either. Emery descended the steps and he said "Swans, please step on the stage." We stood rigidly and I glanced up to where support beams held of the ceiling where Percy sat on Blackjack and Leo sat on Festus waiting to intercept on call. Because I am sure everyone in this room is shocked and pretty sure two demigods falling from the ceiling wouldn't help with that.

Motioning for my friends to stay, Kenric and Bronte followed me to the stage. Bronte spoke first "I am beyond raged," He spoke "You take this kind of vote without me? I am an ancient I need to be involved in something like this. Even if I am off dealing with business, we have impathers for a reason. Now how many voted for the Swans?"

Four councillors raised their hands, Emery, Oralie, Terik, and a councillor I didn't know did. Of course, Aline voted against us. Bronte's jaw tightened as he said "I demand a vote for Kenric's position back." Everyone flinched. Bronte cross his arms his councillor cloaks fluttering as he asked "Well?" Finally, Emery said, "Alright, those of the crowd that want Kenric back on the council show your hands."

Hand after hand went up, leaving only about twenty not up. Aline's face went bright red. Emery nodded as he said "Very well, Kenric, you have your position back. We must get information from you though." He nodded as he said, "Yes of course." Emery continued "How did you survive the Everblaze?"
Kenric nodded as he started "Fitan pulled me out of the melting tower telling me that I would be used as a great bargaining chip later on."
Emery scratched his chin as he asked "Sophie, how did you know Kenric was alive?" He looked down at me.

"Kemlin wrote me a letter." This causes everyone to gasp.
"How did you get said letter? And if so, do you still have it?" He asked.
I began "Mr Forkle found it outside Oralie's door after all the goblins were dead. And no."
Emery turned to Mr Forkle as he asked "How did you know the goblins were dead?" Mr Forkle shook his head "I didn't they seemed dead for at least an hour before I showed, Oralie, thankfully was out at the time. But there was a note sealed with a symbol and every time I tried opening it, it screamed Moonlark."
Emery nodded at this as hell muttered something and asked "Why didn't you tell us this when we interrogated you?" Mr Forkle met his eyes and said "Because I knew you are working with Fitan who used to be with the Neverseen who are also working with Kemlin. They are so many steps ahead of us it is terrifying. The whole message was a trap, they wanted Sophie dead. I lead her into a trap, she nearly didn't escape." That when Mr Forkle realized he fucked up.

"And," Aline began "how did Sophie escape again? Because one of our scout towers was melted a few days ago by one powerful fire." Oh shit. From the corner of my I saw Leo duck lower on Festus as he got in a pouncing position, his wings tucked at his side, Blackjack copied this the best he could.

"Keefe triggered some Everblaze lantern when they attacked us." I broke in, Keefe nodded as he started
"They used Kenric as bate, whatever they wanted. They wanted Sophie's blood more than anything." Mr Forkle paled as he asked
"Sophie, are you ok?" I nodded as I began
"We leapt to Havenfield but we couldn't get in, but a gnome told us to leave because the Black Swan was being arrested. So we brought Kenric back to the Agro hiding him on the boat, we got Grady and Edaline to get his old Councillor clothes as we filled him in on everything."
Bronte nodded as he asked, "Is that it?"
"One more thing." Aline said, "GUARDS, SURROUND THEM!"