The five leaders shook their heads as if to say, Oh well, let them have this much glory for now. It won't be theirs for long.
Pulling their thoughts away from the throne of federation president , they solemnly took their seats. Following them were the other three hundred or so members, who took their places as well.
Some were calm, others were sweating profusely, while a few genuinely carried an air of arrogance—as if they detested whatever was happening and why they had been called there.
Others were looking forward to this "session," though not for good reasons; they had their own agendas to fulfill.
The air around the grand pavilion of the Supreme Parliament of the Earth Federation was thick with a brief, heavy silence.
"Dear Domain Governors and other guests of this council, we are gathered here—" Maximus Maruya began from his seat. He looked down at the Domain Governors below, who were staring back at him.
