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On Monday
Dallas‘ p.o.v.
After lunch, we head to the King’s Chamber for our meeting with the Elders. This time, I will be sitting beside Uncle Vaughn as his Beta, even though I haven’t taken the position yet.
I take my time to look around as we wait for every Elder to sit down The King’s Chamber is a miniature version of the Throne Room, down to the fabric used for the Elders‘ seats.
The seats are standing on what looks like a grandstand, one on each side of the room. Elder Jeff is sitting in a seat in the middle of the room, making everyone look down on him. Our seats are on a platform, facing the door and whoever is sitting in the defendant’s bench or whatever you want to call it.
“Elders, before I explain what Elder Jeff is doing down there, I need to address another matter.” Uncle Vaughn says as he gets up. “With Dezra’s betrayal, I need to replace her as my Beta. It needs to happen fast, because I have no intention of leaving that position open for too long.”
An Elder I have never met before gets up, she looks briefly at Elder Jeff before turning her attention to Uncle Vaughn
“Your Majesty, replacing Princess….” Uncle Vaughn doesn’t allow her to finish speaking.
“She is no longer a Princess; she betrayed our family. Worst of all, she betrayed her Daughter and will be dealt with accordingly.” Uncle Vaughn says and I can see her gulp under his stare.
“Your Majesty, I apologize. Dezra doesn’t need to be replaced immediately; we can handle the Kingdom for a while without a Beta. We can take care of her duties for the time being and help you find a sufficient replacement.” The Elder says.
“Elder Dawn, I have no intention of giving the Elders more power they have no right to. Dallas will take owner position with the help of her Mates, Darius and Daxton, effective immediately.” Uncle Vaughn responds.
He lets the Elders process the information and I keep an eye on some of the other Elders to see how they words. Elder Jensen and Elder Venetia have smug looks on their faces; they know precisely what Uncle Ve
Uncle Vaughn’s
words mean.
“Your Majesty, we all know that Dallas..” A growl interrupts Elder Dawn. “I apologize, Princess Dallas is the .xt Beta for our Kingdom. I don’t believe she is ready for the job, though.”
Quinlan growled at her disrespect and is now ready to put her down a peg or two.
“Elder Dawn, we don’t care what you think. This is the King’s decision and you will respect that or you can resign. Is that clear?”
Quinlan asks.
It is very evident that she doesn’t like the way he speaks to her, but there is nothing she can do about it. Not if she wants to keep her position as an Elder and everyone in the Chamber is aware of that.
“Now that we have that out of the way, we have something else to discuss. Elder Jeff seems to think that he can determine what the Servants get informed about and what not. The Servants work in our private wing to make our lives easier and that means they need to know certain information.
Dezra’s betrayal is one of those things and the consequences for her crimes should be known to everyone, including the Servants. Elder Jeff made the mistake of telling me how he feels about the Servants and I am stripping him of his position as an Elder.” Uncle Vaughn states.
I strain my hearing as the Elders start to mumble, most of them are wondering what the hell he said to the King and others are wondering how much the King might change the rules around here
“Another perk. It will become stronger when you take the Beta position officially and your bond with the family is complete.” Quinlan tells me through the mind–link.
Oh, my. I need to talk to Aunt Eliza about what more I can expect, because I’d like to be prepared next time.
“Your Majesty, our younger Brother is on his way to take over Jeff duties.” Elder Dawn suddenly says and the room goes quiet.
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“Thank you, Elder Dawn. That won’t be necessary, even though I appreciate the thought. Queen Eliza will take over those duties after she has appointed a Head Servant.” Uncle Vaughn says. “Our private wing will become private again.”
It is clear that not every Elder appreciates the King’s statement, big I doubt many will have the guts to say anything about his
decision.
“Your Majesty, I doubt our Queen has a desire to take on the duties from former Elder Jeff. She needs to focus on her children and her Mate and not on how to deal with Servants.” Elder Dawn says and a handful of Elders are nodding their heads.
“Quinlan, I need to know who the Elders are that agree with Elder Dawn. They will give us the most headaches.” I tell him through the mind–link.
One of them might be responsible for reprinting the book on the Eklers and their duties. Having their names will make it easier to research their past and determine if their families are responsible for the shift in power among the Elders.
I feel anger radiating from Aunt Eliza as she stands up from her seat and everyone stops talking to look at her. “Elder Dawn, are you insinuating that a woman can’t take care of her family and maintain a job?” Aunt Elíza asks. “That is not what I meant.” Elder Dawn responds and Aunt Eliza interrupts her before she can continue with her answer. “Good. I will deal with the Servants working in our private wing and that includes firing and hiring them.” She states.
I pity the fool who is stupid enough to open their mouth after this show of strength. None of us will ever make the mistake of giving the elders too much power and I am going to tear the Palace apart if I have to find the book that holds all the answers Quinlan and I need for the future.
“This meeting is over. We will see you all on Monday at nine sharp.‘ Uncle Vaughn says.
“Your Majesty, our next meeting will be in a month. We are too busy for an additional meeting.” An Elder pives up.
“Anyone who isn’t present on Monday will be stripped of his or her title.” Quinlan says before he walks o
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