The council has assembled

In the greatest of halls

Talks of mutiny

Whispers of treachery

Smattering of greedy rats

These elders

These rats

I have gathered them

In the biggest of halls, housing thousands upon thousands

They think I’m here as an elder, to bring justice to a fair trial

A trial where the suspect is not even present

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But no, I’m not here for some

Flimsy justice

It’s like a bad joke.

No, I am here

For vengeance

That whore of a rat. It’s her fault

And that ugly excuse for a human.

But these stupid rats are too dense to understand that

No, they think the human was acting on it’s own

Shooting one of our rats in an attempt to overthrow our power

What a joke

This whole charade, is just a big joke

They don't understand their position

I am the council

I own you all

I am the one who can mass the biggest army

I own more than half of the villages.

With a flick of my tail

And a whisper

All you could be dead on the spot

But I won't do that

No

I need their assistance

The human is strong

How else could she have killed my son?

My son, my reason to live

The reason for why I created an empire

For him

And now he’s gone, never to return

Now, my reason to live, is to kill that human

Then I will kill that whore of a rat

And when all that is done

I can finally die

And reunite with my son

Oh, my poor boy

I should have never asked you to kill that whore

Especially inside the hall

I am so sorry.

Please, forgive me.