Jason appreciated what Hesabeth said about him, but at the end of the day it was useless. They still had to pay the ten billion gold coins, and there was nothing they could do about that. The other council members also began to leave the hall, and Jason looked up at where Rubik was sitting, and he frowned when he saw Rubik's mechanical gaze staring him down! Rubik kept his eyes on Jason for a few seconds before he also stood from his seat and walked away from the meeting room. One of the last people to leave was Farlow, and the look on his face showed that things hadn't gone as he hoped. But Jason knew that Farlow had done his best, so he gave Farlow a nod of understanding, and Farlow returned it respectfully before he also turned and left the hall.
A Faceless Keeper walked out from a wall to the left, and Jason watched as they came over to him and Riyala.
