Tobiah spoke in a low voice. "Knox, you have no right to speak. Step down."

However, Knox stood in the center of the hall. He clenched his teeth stubbornly and did not move.

An elder of the Highland Tribe scolded him harshly. "You insolent brat. The Highland Tribe has taken root here for hundreds of years. Have we not migrated and fled enough times already? We were driven here from the Wastelands in the first place. Now you want us to go back? Knox, I think you are simply foolish."

Knox shot