The Demon King's Array is not Arraying

"The progress on the military road is…" Crassian looked down at the mapped-out progress on this important project, "unsatisfactory. I need it completed by a fortnight."

There were only a few members of the demonic council in the room. Yet, upon their king's order, the silence seemingly grew… loud, and oppressive. 

"Your majesty, I'm not sure if…" Gravod attempted to protest after taking a short moment to gather his wits. 

From an outsider's perspective, it had to be quite the comical scene for a massive dragon-kin to shake at the very idea of speaking against the wishes of mere high-human… 

But once one considered the position of those two, the whole situation would no longer hold any comical value. 

"A fortnight is all the time I'm willing to give you. Or do I have to remind you that you've already failed to meet your timeliness… thrice?" 

Gravod opened his mouth, only to end up closing it back up as he lowered his head in a sign of defeat.