Within the walls of the student council chamber, the air was saturated with discontent and conceding whispers, echoing the disillusionment of its members.
The councilors seated around the polished oak table murmured in disbelief as they dissected the recent revelations about Sophia Aetherwind.
"I can't believe it," one of them said, shaking his head in disbelief. "How could someone so respected be involved in such corruption?"
"They didn't just say she was corrupt; they're saying she enabled Leo!" another chimed in, the words heavy with condemnation.
Their conversation unraveled like yarn being pulled from a knitted garment—a piece once tightly woven now threatening to come undone entirely.
Whispers of betrayal shrouded the chamber, revealing the depth of scandal that had seeped into their respected institution.
In the president's seat, however, a figure sat silently—Jasper Stormvale, the newly appointed student council president, absorbed in his thoughts.