As the fortress door closed, Nymeria walked fast as she can to meet up with Professor Valerius and Elian who was already at the front. She was certainly avoiding to meet her father.
"Nymeria."
Dammit! It was impossible to act like she did not hear. She stopped but did not turn immediately.
She swallowed and let out a sigh as she steady her worried expression before turning.
"Yes, Dad." She forced out a smile.
He walked closer to her.. "Do you have any idea what you have just done?"
"I voted," Nymeria said simply. "Just like everyone else, i exercised the right of a Council member, a right you taught me to respect."
"You humiliated me," her father said through gritted teeth while keeping his voice low to avoid any unnecessary attention. "You voted against the King. You voted against the stability of the kingdoms. And the worst of all, you voted against your own father."
"No dad, I voted against slavery. I voted against turning a human being into a weapon."
