Chapter 14: A Thousand Portions of Herbs

An hour later, in the council hall, the elders had gathered. Of the nine elders of the Letherdale Family, seven appeared relaxed, and even the usually stern Supreme Elder wore a rare smile. Trey found the atmosphere strange and was still trying to figure it out. Meanwhile, Marcus expressed deep grievance and accused Abel of wrongdoing. He declared that Abel had stolen many pills from the Elixir Pavilion and demanded severe punishment. "Abel stole middle-grade Body Refining Pills from the Elixir...