After ordering each elder to organize their best forces and supplies, Kai couldn't afford to let the discussion veer off course any longer. Without another word, he strode out of the room, leaving the elders to their murmurs.
Elder Dean, the elder of the Bird Clan, furrowed his brows and drummed his fingers against the table. His eyes flickered with frustration as he exhaled sharply. "This Serpent Clan…and, more importantly, the Mountain Wolf Clan, insist that His Highness must have a shifter wife. May I ask why?" His tone was laced with restrained anger. "He is the son of…"
He stopped, inhaling through his nose as if forcing himself to remain composed. "Why can't you just accept the princess?"
