Wanda caught the way all of them leaned forward, eyes gleaming, hungry for the story. For a moment she just chuckled, shaking her head at the sight.
"Here I am, surrounded by some of the most powerful figures on the continent, yet all of you look like children waiting to hear gossip. Fine then, I'll tell you."
She folded her hands atop the table and began.
"When Nala first went back to the Lamia tribes, it was never with malice. She went there because she wanted to know her roots, to see if any family of hers still lived, to embrace her own identity. But the moment she arrived, the entire clan turned on her."
"They didn't even let her speak. The instant they saw her white tail, they declared her cursed. Stones were thrown at her, insults hurled, they screamed at her to leave before she could say a single word."
"Even the chief himself came out, furious, and banished her publicly from ever stepping foot in their clan again."
