Elder Kevin – First Person
The hall was on fire.
Not real fire, sadly, but loud enough to shake the walls. Elders were shouting at the top of their lungs. Robes were being pulled. Fists were raised. Two old fools were already grabbing each other like drunk boys in a bar.
A complete mess.
I stood there in the middle of it all, calm on the outside, screaming on the inside.
This was not what I planned.
Not even close.
I had called this meeting to control the room, not to lose it. I wanted fear. I wanted doubt. I wanted them confused and ready to follow my lead.
Instead, Elder Luke had turned it into a circus.
Idiot.
"Everyone listen," I shouted.
No one listened.
"LISTEN TO ME!" I shouted again, louder.
Still nothing.
Someone shoved me hard from the side while yelling at another elder. I almost lost my balance.
My jaw tightened.
They were ruining everything, and worse—I was running out of time.
