"We're discussing his strength, not his research potential, Josue."
"So? What does that have to do with you?"
"You..."
"Enough!" Boras, seated at the head of the table, raised a hand to cut off their argument. "Quatmoc Stevenson," he said, his tone cold, "just as Josue said, this meeting is to discuss how to deal with the Dawn Church, not to focus our attention on Wei'en."
"..."
Josue was inwardly delighted. "Teacher is right," he said. "The issue isn't Wei'en himself, but the fact that he's provoked the Dawn Church. We need to come up with a strategy to protect him."
"Protect him?" The Zombie Mage Quatmoc sneered. "With what? That's the Judgement Saintess, a Legendary-level Holy Professional. Even if we sent a Legendary Mage, there's no guarantee they could protect him. You can't possibly want to bring out the Forbidden Items just for him, can you?"
"Why not? I..."
"Silence!"
Boras lightly tapped the table. The sound wasn't loud, but the entire hall fell silent instantly.
