Cassandra’s words startled Motto, and he squirmed visibly as she laid out her thoughts.  He looked shocked at first, but it slowly turned to shame.  She was super intelligent and he hadn’t expected it.  Everything she said was true and he was being selfish for acting the way he did.  He was supposed to honor….wait.  She was signing it.  Holy shit he was trapped.  He restrained himself from grabbing her hand and stopping but only barely.<br/><br/><span style="color: #00BF00">“Sacrifice…. I .. am being forced into this...you mention peace like it’s a thing….well you’re wrong.” </span>Motto was shaking with anger.  He pointed at the council.<span style="color: #00BF00"> “They just puppeted you into marrying a vampyr.  Yeah.  a VAMPYR.  Not a man.”</span><br/><br/>“That’s enough.”  A figure spoke from where he sat away from the other High Council members.  He was the only vampyr present aside from Gregory and Motto.<br/><br/><span style="color: #00BF00">“Just.. tell me what you want and I’ll do whatever.” </span>Motto scowled at nothing in particular and shifted his feet.  Although he wanted to get away from the fancy building and Council jerks, he was willing to stay a little longer.  He wasn’t exactly sure why.<br/><br/><span style="color: #00BFFF">“I am so sorry for you, honey.”</span>Alice shook her head at Cassandra.  It looked like her new “husband” had the emotional maturity of an infant.<span style="color: #00BFFF">  "It’s sadistic to send this girl to her death.”</span>Alice narrowed her eyes at the High Council woman.<br/><br/><span style="color: #00BF00">“Shut up.”</span>Motto flashed the blonde an aggressive warning; his eyes reddening briefly.<br/><br/>Alice moved closer to Gregory and grabbed his sleeve.<br/><br/>“Transportation is provided just outside.  The media and protests are vast, but this is a historical moment so you will conduct yourselves with the utmost dignity.”  The High Council’s vampyr was still sitting and closed a small book in his hand.  “We cannot force you to begin a new era with smiling faces, but every one of your kin will be executed if you don’t.  It’s up to you.”<br/><br/><span style="color: #00BF00">“Pshh” </span>Motto rolled his eyes.  He didn’t have any kin.