One struck the table, others hiss showing their sharp fangs and red eyes ready to fight.
"Watch your words! We have admitted negligence! But we will not tolerate slander! Our council never approved such an operation!"
"Then perhaps your council has lost control of its own people!" The Lycan elders shot back.
"We refuse to accept responsibility for actions we never authorized!"
"And we refuse to believe this ridiculous excuse!"
Voices overlapped.
The conference hall erupted into intense shouts and murmurs.
Human officials exchanged uneasy glances, their composure beginning to crack under the weight of the discussion.
At the head of the table, the Prime Minister quietly wiped the sheen of sweat from his forehead.
The air conditioning was running at full blast.
Yet it did nothing to ease the nervousness settling over the room.
