When Lazarus entered the community hall with his men, he saw that there were a large number of rebels that had gathered over there. He wasn't intimidated by their presence, but he realized that this meeting was extremely important for them.
There was a table in the middle and about sixteen chairs surrounding it. At the head of the table sat Drogo, Emma's father. The way he looked at him, Lazarus was sure that he hadn't revealed to anyone that he had sold his daughter to him. Lazarus crossed the floor, scanning the crowd that was huddled a few feet behind Drogo. They all stared at him with fear and trepidation. The hall was completely silent. He went to sit at the other end of the table. There were other rebels too and all of them sat around the table, watching him intently. Magnus stood right behind him and other vampires flanked him.
"You called for this meeting Lord Lazarus. Can you please state your purpose?" Drogo said in a loud, authoritative voice.
