The Hidden Mastermind

“...Why Elder Caleb?” Kaelen asked me a few days later.

We were in his car, driving towards the housing estate where the Elders resided. A place I hadn’t visited since my marking confirmation three years ago.

“...Are you seriously asking me that?”

“Well, it’s just he’s the least experienced Elder, right?” Kaelen said. “Didn’t he join only a few years ago? Wouldn’t one of the other six Elders be