All seven of them sat at the table according to rank. At the head was Nexan, who stared calmly and collected at the other members. To her right, Xahssa, who was taking this time to exert her authority over Daxjorn. To her left, Maxsodin, who had her hood on and was occupying herself by twiddling her thumbs. Next to Xahssa was Braxyd, who stared at Maxsodin on occasion, and looked completely lost in thought. No one sat next to Max, but another chair down had Seycax, who spoke with Xahnan. Xahnan sat across from Seycax, also giving the head four a chair-length of separation. Next to Seycax was Daxjorn, who tried her best to ignore Xahssa's undercurrent of boasting.
Finally, Nexan stood. Everyone fell silent, and four pairs of eyes looked in her direction. Maxsodin was still distracted, and Braxyd was still staring at her, the emotion in his eyes unreadable, then he, too, looked up.
"Alright," said Nexan in a business-like manor. "Let the Meeting begin!"
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