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contents. By our laws this matter is settled. Arguing over it does
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nothing but stir hatred and upset the balance of the Clans as a
whole.”
“It seems,” Khan Karrige added coyly. “That only one of us is
arguing.”
Sarah McEvedy stared at her one-time friend and ally. Is this
all worth making a stand about? She felt as if the die had already
been cast by the Grand Council and Nicholas. It is only now a mat-
ter of time before they come for my Wolverines; either one clan or
all of them together. If I had more time, I might be able to ensure
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that what happens impacts fewer people. Time. It was a luxury
that seemed to have deserted her.
She had made plans that could preserve her people. There were
potential allies in this room. One thing was for sure though, nego-
tiations could not continue today. She faced a room of rivals that
had turned on her, either singularly or together in conspiracy. They
feared her Wolverines, and coveted what she had done with them.
The irony was not lost on her. By doing what was right for her
people, she had had turned the rest of the Clans against them.
Carefully, she slid her chair away from the table. For a long mo-
ment, she stared at the inlaid figure of her Clan namesake carved
in front of her. Gone was the feeling of pride the first time she
had sat at this table. Gone was the camaraderie of the Khans. Her
friendship with the ilKhan had been badly bruised, if not destroyed.
All that remained now was to do what she could to implement
her plans to preserve the Wolverines. To do that, she would need
time.
“I will take my leave of you all,” she said firmly. As she rose her
chest tugged at her with hot fingers of pain. McEvedy’s knee felt
as if it were on fire. None of that matched the pain she felt in her
soul.
“You cannot simply walk out of a Grand Council session,” Khan
Osis added. “Our business has not concluded.”
Her friend, Khan Joyce Merrell of the Snow Ravens, spoke up.
“Even though the Wolverines Trial against this Council was lost,
that does not mean that you cannot bid to defend the pieces of
this Brian Cache that are in dispute, Sarah.” Her voice tugged at
McEvedy. They had known each other a long time. She was trying
to help her, trying to get her to take a path to save face with the
others in the room.
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