Darryl looked at Peyton with approval.

'Fortunately, Second Elder is upright, and he's rather powerful. Or else this would end poorly.

'But Dewey is heartless. I should prepare myself, too.'

Darryl took a deep breath and quietly entered the room while everyone else was paying attention to something else.

Then, Darryl quietly asked Moriri into the room.

"What happened?" Moriri asked softly.

Looking solemn, Darryl said softly, "Though Second Elder is strong, it's hard to turn the situation a