Chapter 529 - His Safe Haven (1/2)

Niiya stopped eating. What Dmitri just told him was so out of character that he stared at him with an open mouth. For a few moments his brain had frozen. No thoughts drew up. He became speechless and then his brain registered a shock. He peplayed all that he heard from Dmitri and his muscles became weak. Keeping his fork down, he blinked his eyes and then asked Dmitri, ”What do you mean? Which members rebelled?”

”Quite a few,” came the answer.

Everyone else became extremely uncomfortable in his or her places. Why was Dmitri becoming so rude? An hour back they had together chased a bad spirit and Haldir had proposed to Inyanga. Everyone was in such a festive mood, then why was he dampening the air with his temper?

Sensing awkwardness, Adrianna interjected, ”Let us talk about it later, Dmitri.”

”No, I don't have all the time in the world, Adri! I have a lot on my plate. This is the best time to speak up,” Dmitri countered.

Adrianna bit her lip. She was the Queen of the Wizard Kingdom, but she was also his wife. Inside she was fuming with anger about his rude behavior but on the outside, she didn't go against him. Moreover she knew why Dmitri insisted on bringing up the topic. With the Head position of the Council, he would know about every realm that existed there in the world. In her heart she knew that he was finding a place for him to hide from the dark powers until the child became powerful enough to stand up for himself.

Dmitri shifted his gaze back to Niiya who was still registering the shock. ”There were many members who had asked for your resignation from the Council. They want someone else to be the Head.”

Niiya exhaled a long breath and looked away. He knew that he hadn't been in the town and had a tough time sewing his soul together after what Pryce did to him. When he had traveled to the Far East, he did think about the Council, but he also thought that unless he came back with a strong mind, he won't be able to take decisions and that could affect so many realms. It was a position that came with burden. He poked his tongue in his cheek. ”So what have the members decided to do?” he asked Adrianna. He didn't want to talk to Dmitri. In the back of his mind he suspected that it was Adrianna who wanted him out. ”And don't enter my cell,” he said warning her. ”Talk to me like a human if you think you can.”

Adrianna was in fact about to enter his cell when he became quiet for a moment but then withdrew immediately as soon as he warned her. She bit her lip and said with a slight jitter, ”The members want you to be out of the Council.”

”That is preposterous!” Niiya shouted, picking up his napkin from the lap. He crinkled it and threw it on the table as if he was done with eating.

Inyanga growled, ”This is not a place to discuss these things.” She glowered at Adrianna and said, ”If you think your husband cannot behave, we can take this party to my house.” It was the first time Haldir saw her so angry. She had always been a very soft person, so if she was angry, then surely she was very pissed off. But then who wouldn't be? This was such a happy occasion for her and Dmitri was allaying the moods.