"Nicely said," Oberon murmured as they descended through the still air.
Atticus gave a small nod. "This should keep things silent for a while."
If he were being honest, it irritated him that he even had to do this in the first place.
Had it been before, before he had decided to take over the whole of Eldoralth, he wouldn't have bothered.
They could scream, rage, tear each other apart.
It was their life, and they could waste it however they wished.
But now…
'I have to start gathering influence from now.'
Everyone knew his name. His title as The Apex of Humanity.
But none of them knew him as a leader. Not truly as a symbol. Not as hope.
That was what today's speech had been for.
A step toward becoming more than just power.
Then he decided to change the topic.
"The nodes?"
