The leaders of the different species were held at a standstill. All of them had finally gathered at the academy the day before with as little fanfare as possible. The last thing they wanted was to create a big ruckus in the academy.
They were seated inside Arkien's house where they had been gathered since early in the morning. They were all prepared to go back to the conference room that they had been in the day before to continue their discussions. However, Arkien had invited them to his house for breakfast. As if some of them were not contemplating on removing him from his position, they all flocked to his house early in the morning. There, a woman opened the door for them. She was very short, so much so that some of them would have confused her for a child.
