Figures cloaked and shrouded in white robes and hoods sat around the room. They wore ornaments that shone softly and lit up the chamber. Each of them seemed to radiate authority, as if they were people accustomed to commanding the world.
Perhaps that was because they were in fact such people.
The great doors opened, and a man with long dark hair entered with calm and measured steps. He offered them no greeting and simply pulled out a chair before taking his seat at the end of the long table. Behind him, a woman with violet hair stood with her hands folded behind her back while a short leprechaun hopped onto a chair beside him, adjusting his hat.
This was disrespectful to the people gathered here. Anyone who saw them would at least offer a greeting, assuming they did not simply fall to their knees and kiss their rings.
"Well then, thank you for coming. I must have kept you waiting."
