Chapter 709. Sway Them
"Unacceptable. Marked or not, no Primus mate will be a human." Lord Phelan’s comments received nods and murmurs of approval throughout the hall.
Mauve’s eyes scanned the space, pausing when she met eyes with Kieran. She didn’t even know he was back; he had not been at the dining hall for the second meal. She smiled at him, and he returned it with a nod. Seated next to him on his right was Sabrina and her family, while to his left was Louis.
Someone else stood up after Lord Phelan was done with his speech and practically repeated the same thing Lord Phelan had just said, and echoes of approval ran through the hall once again. Mauve could feel an ache start in her head. This was going to take quite some time.
After all the lords who had grievances about Mauve being the Primus’ mate stated their similar issues, all declining and refusing to accept that the Primus’ mate was a human, Louis stood up to speak. However, before he could even get a word out, someone interrupted.
"Why would we listen to you when you haven’t been in the Vampire Regions in almost half a century? You have no idea how things are here."
"Yes, that’s right," Lord Phelan added.
"Yes," another agreed.
Despite the remark, Louis remained composed. "Whether or not you want to listen doesn’t in the slightest change what I am about to say, and to say one lord’s opinion matters less is silly. Haven’t we listened to you all speak, though futile? We let you complain regardless."
"What do you mean by futile?" Lord Phelan rose to his feet, his face hardened with anger.