Everyone in the room began exchanging glances with each other. It was obvious that they were communicating through telepathy.
Grey waited patiently. He wanted to let his words sink in.
These were people who had grown accustomed to control. They were used to bending rules, pulling strings, and shaping the cities the way they desired through Dorian and the old Hale family's influence.
Right now, their entire authority and power were being challenged directly. How could they allow that to happen?
The heads of the Valenford and Langford families both had expressions of neutrality. They did not want to join in on the conversation, because they did not bother pulling strings in the first place. They already had an empire built in the southern region, and it would not change anything if the city lord controlled matters that should already be controlled by him.
