Chapter 15 – Protocols
“Thank you for meeting with me in private, Shariel,” Chieftain Sharalatar Jh'teliel said. “It's not that I don't trust the other chieftains. But this is a sensitive matter, and saving face is difficult right now.”
“I understand,” Shariel said. “I'm trying to get the SCAR clans to follow my lead, at least as long as this war lasts, and that means I need to make allowances.”
They were back in the conference room at the monastery. It was well after dark, and the night custodian was the only other person up and about. The quietness was both comforting and foreboding.
An unopened bottle of sparkling grape juice and a pair of glasses sat on the table. Shariel had brought them in the hopes of putting Sharalatar at ease, mindful not to bring real alcohol due to the man's
