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Wading into the Lion’s Den
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Jessie now sat at one end of a conference table with a white board behind her. Alrick sat beside her on the end, with Craig and Lily on his other side. The room was odd in that there’re raised tables behind the seat of the long sides of the table. That was where Joyce and the guards sat with the Ambassadorial staff. Allan and Edith stood behind Alrick as they waited for the other ambassadors and their staff to enter.
It took some time for everyone to settle. There was more jostling about to find the perfect seat. It was a novel experience for Jessie, as she’d encountered nothing like this. In the past, everyone knew their place and where to sit because of that rank. Then in the Silver Ridge Pack they mixed and mingled at will. Now it was like everyone was jostling about as if the seat held the position or they were att
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