"Son, what is Miss Viola talking about?"
"I couldn't just keep standing by while you were doing something wrong."
Nakir stands beside me gripping the top of my chair.
"Thanial Raphtale joins forces with the Sky Council to create an operative of teenagers as an experiment to see if they can grow an unsuspecting military power in order to take control over Eshea. Does that ring a bell, Doctor Raphtale?" I sit back in my chair and lean on my hand.
"Miss Viola, I would never do something like that." Thanial begins to have a panicked look in his eyes. "Nakir, why would you say something as absurd as that to the Winter Vessel?"
"I'm no longer going to hold myself back while you continue corrupting those around you. I am only doing what is expected of me as an heir. Reporting wrongdoing in our industry to the Winter Vessel is the job of city leaders and their heirs."
