The law council met in the administrative hall three days later, in the long chamber that Sakh'arran used for planning sessions rather than the war room with its maps and weapons racks. Sakh'arran had pushed the planning table to one end and arranged seating in a rough circle, which was not the customary configuration for any meeting Yohan held. The circle was deliberate. He had explained this to Khao'khen the previous evening: a circle put no one at the head, which meant no one was performing for a superior and everyone was speaking to the group.
Arka'garr arrived, looked at the circle of chairs, and selected a position near the door. He did not sit in the circle. He stood with his arms folded and watched, as he had been told he was going to do.
"Observing," he confirmed, to no one in particular.
"We know," Sakh'arran said.
