"No, we can't do it. We've already tried." After a brief silence, President Alvis shook his head and said, "Angel, your confidence is admirable, but the fact is, we couldn't make it happen. It's not something we can do, and it's not something you can do either."
After speaking, he turned away and began chattering with a group of Vein Council members about how to assist in forming the New Vascular Council.
Some were indignant, some were helpless, and others complained. The scene was chaotic. Yet no one paid attention to Angel's earlier suggestion.
Angel could only stand there quietly. After a while, he stepped back one step at a time until he distanced himself from the crowd and turned to leave.
A slightly flustered Mosharili quickly followed behind.
...
Specks of light filtered down through the canopy of the sacred tree, illuminating the Magic Academy, and the angle gradually shifted.
Everything remained chaotic as ever.
