Chapter 78: Solicitors of War

Celine "My council is divided. I hate it when my court doesn't know what they're doing," Darius said as he watched her pace. "I know," Celine said. "And believe me, that's the last thing I want. I want us unified," she said, pausing to look at him. "Unified so that no one will ever stand against us. Unified so that we will go into that barbaric pack and destroy them for all they're worth." "But Selena," he said, standing up and walking over to her. "Thorn is right. And it's only because Garant didn't even bother speaking." Celine shook her head and rubbed her eyebrows. "They're afraid," she said forcefully. "They have nothing else to look forward to, so they are like old women who presume to tell you what to do. You have been chosen by the Moon Goddess to enact her will on Earth. They didn't pick you. Her divine will did. I can't believe you would fold to them so easily." "It's not about falling, Celine," he said, pulling her closer and embracing her. "They're right because Blackt