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Chapter 69 - STUDENTS COUNCIL (2)

Chapter 68: Students Council (2)

Emily's words lingered in the chamber like an unshaken blade.

"Then prove you can back those words."

Her golden eyes locked onto me, sharp and unyielding. She wasn't testing my pride. She was testing my resolve.

The Council room was silent except for the faint hum of the mana crystals set into the walls. Sergio shifted in his seat, scratching his quill against parchment again, as if eager to capture the tension on paper.

Ren, of course, broke first.

"This is absurd. Emily, you can't seriously consider placing him on the Council. He's a first-year nobody. If word spreads we're dragging commoners into this chamber like they're equals, we'll become a laughingstock."

His tone was venom, but beneath it… fear. Not of me, but of what my presence represented for Daven's plans.

Emily didn't even glance his way. Her gaze was still pinned on me.

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