With Tris gone, I could feel the tension of the people lift. Their worry about having him appointed as leader over them was relieved with his capture and eventual punishment.
I didn't know what the pillar of punishment was, but I had a feeling that I didn't want to know. I glanced over to Uchel. It was his one and only directive as a leader.
The people would not be able to hold Eomi accountable. Ocello motioned it as we were discussing how to handle the turnover. If Eomi had been the one to hand down the verdict, he might see some opposition in the future.
His actions might have been seen as vindictive and unwarranted. This could have resulted in a future political crisis if the elders had leveraged it to oust Eomi.
One thing I knew for certain, I was glad when Uchel took off the Sun necklace and draped it over Eomi. A wild cheer erupted from the crowd as Uchel presented them their new official leader.
