They called an emergency Assembly.
Kael stood alone before the Matriarchs again.
"We let it happen. We watched him bond five high-ranking females. And now he's destabilizing the Ether field of the entire academy."
"This is no longer a curiosity," one of them said. "It's a weapon."
Reya stepped forward. "He's still human."
"No," the Grand Matron said coldly. "He's not."
A decree was issued:
> Kael Veyne is to be restrained, studied, and if necessary—purified.
Which, in Council terms… meant execution.