Constantine stood alongside Marcus, Kento, and Damien in front of the Assembly. The grand chamber buzzed with anticipation as the details of the recent mission were presented. The Assembly members, their faces stern and unreadable, listened intently.
"Marcus Winchester, we will now listen to your report." Elder Graves said solemnly.
Marcus stepped forward. "We received information regarding a gang called the Serpent's Coil. They were planning to steal a powerful relic from the Rhea estate that Albus Rhea had recently procured. We managed to stop them, but the confrontation resulted in significant collateral damage," he said, his eyes meeting those of Brutus Whitehall, a tall man with a silver beard.
Elder Whitehall interrupted. "But wasn't that because of St. John's recklessness? How can we trust him if he's such a loose cannon?"
