Family Dinner

Auralia stared at the barely eaten plate of food in front of her, trying to ignore the awkward silence around the room. At least it seemed awkward to her. 

Everyone else seemed to think it was fine, keeping to themselves and enjoying dinner like it was perfectly normal. Auralia turned her head towards the Chairman, William Ezra, who was sitting at the head of the table. 

He was a middle-aged man with a few wrinkles on his face and had brown hair with hints of gray in it. His eyes were similar to Crystal's brown eyes, making Auralia think Crystal probably got her eyes from her father. 

She watched as the man patted a napkin around his mouth before placing it down and turning to look at Crystal who was sitting to his left. 

"I take it you've dealt with the issue in Y State." The Chairman murmured.