The Priestess was not only their spiritual leader; she was also one of the smartest among them.
So, swallowing his pride and frustration, the Deputy Chieftain turned to her for guidance, ready to listen to whatever suggestion she had.
"We don't have anyone we can rely on here aside from our new Queen and our own Chieftain..." the Priestess said, stating the obvious.
Judging by the way these attackers had planned their assault, she was beginning to realize that the undercurrents surrounding the throne succession were far more complicated than they had initially assumed.
There were clearly people working in the shadows to undermine Addison, and by sheer circumstance, the Tigrens had been dragged into the middle of that struggle. Now, they had become nothing more than another thorn in their enemies' eyes.
