"Enough, Commander Jannik," Odette said, leaving her chair and striding forward to place a hand on the powerful commander's shoulder. "How often have we said that the ice is melting and we must learn to live in a world that is different from the ones our ancestors knew?"
"The Vale of Mists of today is not the Vale of Mists of our father's era," she said, lowering her pure white horn in a show of respect to Nyrielle. "Or perhaps they are and we never truly knew their strength. But today, their army is already camped within our walls. Our forces have already been defeated. It is good to speak up if you feel like we are being taken advantage of in our moment of defeat, but it's clear that Her Dominion doesn't see matters the way we do."
