"So what you meant to say is that while the realm is being threaten by the Zek tribes led by Vedon, an ignorant and a piece of trash called Akanon is also brewing his own threat by terrorizing the city of Tyron using those ferocious beast called the Tarnites in order to achieve his selfish aim, is that correct?", Makom asked quite feeling skeptical of what he had heard from Syclar which made him a little bit restless and uneasy on his seat,
"Yes, that's right, your grace and he had done a lot of damages to the city by sending his thugs to vandalize and loot three out of nine granaries meant to revive as well as replenishing the low food supply in the city that'll help sustain the plebs especially the peasants who suffered greatly and survive after the last plague. My sources also say that his agents is spreading rumors false rumors about the mishandling of the council relating to controlling the affairs of city, making them to seem incapable, to the plebs, of running the city. This rumor is going rampant and on a wild rampage in Tyron as we speak right now", Syclar replied immediately,
"And what have the council done to curb this situation? Are they folding their arms and leaving everything entirely under the mercy of Akanon for him to devour?", Sercon asked vehemently since he was furious to hear such agonizing crisis is ongoing in Tyron while the council members aren't putting up adequate emergency combined with security measures, to curtail the rising situation which mounting tension in the city,
"According to the report I got from Eamus, they have already sent out soldiers to protect the remaining granaries and have also sent officers to carry out investigations coupled with searching for those who can lead them to the secret hideout of Akanon which they are yet to find. And they have only been able to secure a good number of emergency food relief and rations from Ataxia since communication as well as supply routes to the Agekians have been reported to be cut off by the Zek tribes", Syclar answered him and continued,"This is the report about the current events that are unfolding right now in Tyron which I was informed about through a messenger sent by one of the council members named Eamus and he also requested that they only need few investigators chosen by the council in Wintera, who are highly skilled experts that would be able to assist them apprehend Akanon, the criminal mastermind together with his group before they incite the city against them",
"Thank you very much for your report about the recent news about Tyron. You can have your seat now so that we can discuss about it in order to find a solution to this crisis",Makom said to Syclar as he took
his seat without delay, "Now I want to hear your opinions concerning this critical issue that could collide with our efforts to deal with the Zek tribes",
"I think that we should go with the suggestion which Eamus, one of the council members in Tyron has already laid down for us because we have to tackle a far more serious threat that is about to befall us and we can't afford to send troops to quell down the situation there since we've already decided to send a hundred troops from each city, to protect and fight the Zek tribes in Ataxia", Helek said with utter disappointment because he highly regarded Tyron as one of the safest cities in the realm.
"That's a good idea but I don't think that will be enough to put the situation under control because like Syclar reported, they already have the best of their task force working on it and still haven't found any clue to Akanon's whereabouts who apparently may not be hiding in the city, controls those beasts and is waiting for an opportunity to attack the city beside I think there must be something hidden behind this whole thing", Argien spoke out after Helek had sat down,
"What are you implying?", Parl who had been silent listening, promptly retorted.
"What I am trying to say is that Akanon could be secretly working with Vedon in trying to hasten his take-over of the whole realm. Think about it, Akanon was banished to live in the remote areas of Tyron where the ferocious beast called the Tarnites lives in great number who lacked total control and many past chiefs have tried to tame and control this beast but all who tried failed miserably. Then a mere brute like Akanon suddenly figured out a way to control this beast which seems too good to be true and started his vendetta against Tyron", Argien said openly,
"Get straight to the point Argien, we don't have all day to listen to your boring theories", Joal interrupted which infuriated Argien deeply but he decided to ignore him and continue what he was about to say,
"The point is that.....", he paused and frowned at Joal who return his gaze with fright,".... Akanon could have been able to control this Tarnites through the help of Vedon in return for him to capture Tyron and then join forces with the Zek tribes to fight against the other sects because we don't know if Vedon have allied with him as part of his warfare strategies in order to make our hands full by splitting our forces as well as to divert our attention away from Ataxia",
"That may be true and a plausible theory as well since we don't know what Vedon could be planning right now besides that, I think that he is also aware that attacking Ataxia right now is way too obvious and he may think of something else to pull since he's up against many sect in the realm", Sercon said and nodded with approval.
"But maybe not, I say we go ahead with the plan to send few experts who will track Akanon down more faster which will help us get rid of him after all, he's not the main threat here but Vedon is, so I think that we should go ahead with our plans instead of wasting quality time debating on this",Helek said feeling tired of the discussions,
"It's your final decision Makom, what I suggest is that we send a task force comprising ten experts from each realm the to help solve the issue concerning Tyron after we're done protecting Ataxia which is our main priority right now",Argien said
"But they may not be able to quell the situation for that long period of time while our troops are engaged in warfare against the Zek tribes", Helek said vehemently,
"They'll have to somehow hold up Akanon until then because we don't have enough troops to spare for them since we have to protect our individual sects let alone help out with troops meant to secure thousand of lives living inside our sects. We all have decided to send troops from our sects to defend Ataxia while the remnants will defend our city that might be under attack, so let Tyron handle it's own problems because we don't have sufficient troops for them. Even sending a few experts to deal with the situation will be difficult for them to deal with beside, their help is needed to protect Ataxia not to curb any situation in Tyron, so the council members in Tyron should handle it the best way they can until we are done safeguarding Ataxia from any further threat", Argien stated boldly
"I sincerely understand your point, Argien but we can't turned a blind eye to this threat and like you said, it could be Vedon's plan to divert our attention to Tyron as well as split up our troops which will enable him have an equal match with us. However, knowing all this, I would still send a few experts that will consist of Zari, one of this council member that is currently on another assignment and will be informed about it when she comes back in order to represent Wintera, and three experts from the Sargus, Tyron and Dracux sect", Makom said and adjourned the meeting which had taken quite a long time to end.
Meanwhile, Zari had managed to complete her task in settling a minor dispute which escalated into a major one which almost caused a crisis between two clans. The first tribe called the Danul had taken up some bags full of goods their merchant found accidentally on the way and unknown to them, it belonged to the other clan called the Fanco who had lost these bags on the forest route back into the city due to the carelessness of their merchant who had left it behind after they camped out during the night in the woods. The Fanco later found out about it which resulted to a serious confrontation with the Danul who claimed right over it since they weren't there to prove their ownership. Zari was able to set a compromise for the Fanco who reluctantly accepted a promissory scroll of four goody bags from the council after much persuasion and the Danul, repairs for the damages caused by the Fanco if they agreed to set aside their differences and maintain peace which will restore law and order in the southern section where they operate their businesses.