Ezra followed behind the group quietly as they made their way into the classroom where they usually held their meetings.
They entered.
Chairs scraped lightly against the floor as everyone took their usual seats, filling the front rows almost instinctively, while Veda remained standing at the front of the room.
For a moment, he didn't speak.
He looked at them, each face and expression.
Some were tired, while some, still shaken and some trying to look normal.
"So… the next trial begins immediately tomorrow," Veda finally said, his voice calm, though there was a faint trace of dissatisfaction in it that he didn't bother hiding. He let out a small breath, as if pushing that feeling aside. "We don't have much of a choice, so we move forward."
He lifted his head slightly.
"What do you guys think?" he asked.
