The Dark Guards, the councilmen, the Elder, and even Nate were watching this like it was a fictional event, something played on the TV where a script was involved and hours of rehearsal where the characters feigned emotion without really feeling it. That’s what this was to them, a puppet show, put on for their amusement.

“I agree to the change of rules,” the Elder announced.

Of course, you do, you perv.

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