Vicious Slander

Seeing Clifford hold back, the other Elders naturally stayed quiet too. Discretion is the better part of valor. They knew better than to step forward and risk trouble.

The last thing they wanted was to provoke Kael into a rampage and truly disgrace Altria on the international stage.

Isabella realized that she couldn't rely on any of them. Yet unwilling to just walk away, she decided to stake every