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them. A few feet in front of us, the other three council members were sitting on another bench. Jules and Thonyn were having a huge fight with Vulcan, who was just sitting there smiling at them. He looked quite pleased with the whole thing, and I must say he was enjoying this.
     
    “Good morning,” Chax said when we reached them. At his words, they both stopped fussing and looked at us. The moment they registered we were there, they looked at the crowd and began their hissy fit.
     
    “Fallen, today we face a new threat. Dominus Chax has broken the trust and safety of all fallen, and has brought with him two rogue fallen and a demon. Today we must face this danger and not let it harm us,” Jules said to the crowd, her blue eyes flashing with fire. She was tall but had a curvy body, finishing off with blonde hair spilling around her with a curly wave.
     
    “Yes, the fallen have suffered enough at the hands of demons, and we will not stand by and watch our only place of safety be threatened by them,” Thonyn echoed. I remember him from my punishment; he was the one that so quickly laid it out. Dark eyes looked at the crowd, resting on me. He was a huge freaking guy, and could easily go for one of Astin’s fallen. His muscles were stretching his shirt to the max, and it was impressive I must add.
     
    With their hissy fit, the crowd first gasped and then started to talk amongst each other. Soft whispers sounded around us, followed by grunts. I could hear the disapproving tone in all of them.
     
    “Chax De Luca, what have you to say to these charges?” Vulcan asked, a devilish smile on his face.
     
    Chax looked at them and then turned to address the crowd. “Mankind’s greatest mistake is that they are unable to overcome differences. Because of this, mankind has invoked cruelty beyond words on each other; all because of a difference of mind. Is that to be a fallen’s fate as well?” When he finished, he looked around at everyone.
     
    “There is a big difference between a race, and religious disagreement, Dominus Chax. You brought traitors into Exsilium with a demon. Are your kin’s lives not of value to you?” Jules asked him. She stood straight and tall, holding her head high. From what I could see, she was used to standing out in a crowd and demanding attention.
     
    “Yes, and my actions in all these years have proven that over and over. Every fallen is in my heart every second of the day. It is because of them that I push so hard to ensure we win this war. Not one day has passed in my life that I did not offer myself to the cause, even after the loss of my brother and the death of my sister. I served all fallen and mankind with everything that I am, not once asking for something in return. But it saddens me to look at my fellow fallen and see them make the same mistakes mankind has made. You say that Amon’s mate is a demon, why? Did you come to that conclusion only because she is different from you?” Chax asked her.
     
    I was shocked at his words. Chax can be a real ass, and his training sucks big time, but his words made an impact on me. It’s nice to see that side of him once in a while. Makes me wonder who the real Chax is, the one he hides from everyone else.
     
    “What else can she be? She is no fallen!” Jules threw back at him. I looked at her, and was completely pissed off. Didn’t she listen to one word he just said?
     
    “She is no demon, she is a half-breed fae,” Chax answered. At that, the crowd went crazy, gasps and comments being thrown all over the place. I looked at them, ready for an attack. The noise was deafening, and the tension was building, too.
     
    “There is no such thing!” someone yelled from the crowd, and I moved to make a defensive stand, trying to protect my friends from this. If someone so much as stepped out of bounds, I am going hellhound on them.
     
    “An abomination!” another yelled.
     
    “He speaks the truth, I have seen a half-breed tonight with