tightly.-Breathe deeply and calm down. You will see that it will help.
He did as she advised and stopped agonising over the various possibilities looming in his mind. He came to terms with his current situation and, poised, looked around the room. Essentially nothing had changed except that for the first time he saw someone more than Othis here. On the other side of the room, the infantry colonel in charge of the diplomatic outpost was standing and talking to the Deputy Ambassador and the Chief Secretary. By the fireplace, some senior officials connected in some way to the Atlantean authorities were quietly engaged in discussion. Most of them Darius did not even know by sight, let alone personally. He didn't see them in the corridors of the Embassy because most of them worked outside its walls, so they didn't get a chance to meet.
Someone knocked and a sergeant slipped inside cautiously and approached his superior quickly. They exchanged a few hasty remarks and the non-commissioned officer left. Colonel Galvar approached them.
-A boy and some official from the Council have arrived.- He nodded slightly and walked away to his companions.
-You see? There was no need to get upset.-Gizel smiled softly.-You always create most of the problems yourself.-She added in a slightly playful whisper.
-Come on.- Darius was getting annoyed.- Nothing is sealed yet. We all know it well.- Not knowing what to think anymore he just absentmindedly combed his hair. Now is the worst moment. He thought intensely. The Council has recognised that the boy is officially out of their jurisdiction and has acknowledged his citizenship, but the problem remains what the boy himself will say. He stood up again and began circling, flipping gloomy thoughts from one corner of his mind to another.
Othis grabbed his friend and forcibly stopped him in his tracks. He could see that Bleist was nervous and still expecting the worst case scenario. He gently let him go when he thought he had calmed down enough not to tread a path in the floor.
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