Gabriel POV

The tension in the room was so thick Gabriel felt like he could cut it with a knife. If his uncle could blast fire from his eyes, he would with the look he was giving them. Fennick's face was contorted into an irate angry frown, his eyes flashing with contempt and disdain.

"An act of extending a branch of peace," Gabriel answered tactfully with a serious look directed at his uncle.

His uncle stared him down as if daring Gabriel to continue ...