"Virve, that's enough," Ashlynn said before Loman could respond to the Oak Witch's threat.
"Loman," Ashlynn said with a heavy sigh. "I'm glad to see that you can admit your family's role in sustaining this tragedy, but when I asked you what you were willing to give up in order to obtain peace, this isn't what I meant."
"This isn't one of your father's banquets," Ashlynn said in a firmer tone. "Nor any of the ones you have attended in the duchies. I brought everyone together tonight so that we could share time together and perhaps understand each other more, not to broker power and negotiate concessions."
