Elder Feris stood silently, observing Leader Velkar as grief and fury twisted the man's face into something almost unrecognizable. The head of the Malachor clan, usually so composed, was shaking, still clutching the identification card he had found on what remained of his son, Vesperin.
Velkar's loss was profound, but Feris knew that in times like these, lamenting over tragedy would bring no results. Action, not despair, was what the situation demanded.
After a moment of tense silence, Feris spoke, his voice low yet sharp, cutting through the air like a blade. "You believe this... catastrophe is the work of that Celestial Academy disciple, Zeus, don't you?"