Damon, Talia, Maya, and Caden were in the study.
Damon sat on a sofa chair with Talia on his lap, and Maya and Caden were on the sofa.
Talia could feel Damon's displeasure. He was inhaling her scent, and that told her he was using her proximity to calm down. She let him hold her.
Talia looked at Maya and Caden whose expressions showed concern, but no one said anything so they sat in silence for some time.
Damon was first to speak.
"I regret not suppressing them and throwing them in the dungeon."
"You did well by holding back.", Caden said. "As much as we don't like them, they are members of our pack with an extensive network of relatives and friends. If you locked them all up, it would ruin the image that you built over a decade."
Maya agreed. "If they are outsiders, no one would care. But Elders are ours and we need to find a way to work around them or we will risk our pack seeing you as a tyrant."
