I sat on the steps leading up to the Council bench platform and stayed the hell out of the way. Femke was amazing, had been since the moment the Council was secured and Belaisle's disappearance with the power of the witches gone with him was made apparent.

She stepped in immediately in her role as leader of the new alliance, ascending to the leader's seat and using her bell-like magic gavel on the table top.

"As the duly appointed ...