Expulsion

[Xavier's P.O.V]

"This is... the family genealogy? How did it end up in Father's hands? Isn't it supposed to be...?" Managed by the three elders? I didn't finish my sentence, but I was already quite shocked.

According to our family tradition, the family genealogy has always been managed by the three elders, unless all the elders are deceased, in which case someone else would take over the responsibility.

"This genealogy has been in my hands from the very beginning," Father said as he flipped through it, smiling at my astonished expression. "What outsiders understand about our family traditions may not necessarily be true. Traditions are traditions, rules are dead, but people are alive. This genealogy has been in my possession even before it was selected by the three elders, because your great-grandfather believed that the three elders weren't truly reliable."

"You see, once people get old, their true colors start to show. Take a look."