Start of Chaos .

 The dining table in the main room of the Nalat mansion was packed to the brim with all manner of cuisines ranging from steaming hot vegetable soups , golden fried shrimp and lobster , raw served fish roe , dark burnt roast mutton and generous servings of fruit salads and pastries. The mesmerizing aromas put everyone at the table in high spirits and light chatter filled the place as tongues loosened .

 Seated at the head of the table was the priestess Agar Nalat , preferring to dine on a healthier selection of boiled vegetables and tropical fruits. Next to her were her two twin daughters on opposite sides of the table . Hazel and Vivian took the spots that followed the twins and at the far end opposite to Agar sat Henrik Marjorie , Hazel's father and the acting minister of finance in the kingdom .

 " I will never get tired of telling you this story Hazel my daughter . Back in the day when I was as handsome and physically fit as that husband of yours , all the women in the capital would drool over me . But your mother was the exception , a fair maiden of great beauty that was beyond the reach of any ordinary man . She made everyone struggle for it including me and if it was not for the help of Abigail Springtide I would never have gotten her . You see Abigail was her older sister and she and I went back years. She was the one who would tell what your mother loved and what buttons not to press . As you can imagine , my great plan worked like they always do and now I am the proud father of the daughter she gave me , " Henrik boasted in the middle of gulping down a heavy glass of red wine.

 " Then why is mom always mad at you and pulling your ears every time I find the two of you together ? If she was not out of the kingdom on business, I would bet you ten gold coins your ears would be very red father, " Hazel attacked his pride , sending everyone in the table including Henrik himself rolling with laughter . 

 " Your marriage to lady Violet was a critical landmark in shaping our kingdom's political landscape. The Marjories and Springtides have always hated each other for decades . It showed everyone that there is no need to let old and outdated beliefs and customs hold you back from doing what is in the heart . This was further cemented when our current prince became the first person in years to have both a Marjorie and a Springtide as wives . " priestess Agar complimented Henrik after being the one who laughed most in the group.

 After this , Agar continued speaking , " And now I want to talk about why I brought all of you here . The welfare of Agreya , for whatever the reason, is a high priority for all of us here and to be honest , we all have the capacity to protect that priority . In light of this , there is a truth that I think you should all be made aware of. I must warn you that the news you are about to hear will come with shock and is an utter act of treason on my part. I cannot however allow myself to be punished for it and neither will any of you want to after understanding why I did it .

 Through the use of the divine arts of my family , I summoned the soul of a man from the distant future and put it in the body of our prince Lan Montreal. This is a highly classified affair that could put the entire kingdom in jeopardy if word got out . The soul I chose was of a brilliant , resourceful , highly intelligent , cold man whose capacity for evil ran so deep I couldn't fathom . This was a person who at their core was devoid of any emotion , operating strictly on a set of rules he laid out for himself . In my later visions of him after the summoning , I saw that he was a person of great meticulous planning and his schemes were so closely intertwined that only he could tell them apart. One of the things that scared me the most about him was that his plans always worked out the way he intended and no one was ever able to get the better of him.

 I wanted to install a ruler who understood the need for compassion but at the same time had it in them to do whatever was necessary for the accomplishment of the greater good. What happened , however , was that I did too good a job and now find myself burdened with the responsibility of putting a leash on the calamity I have just brought upon us .

 The reason you're here is because I want to establish a secret council whose sole purpose will be Lan Montreal and the world . At the moment this may not feel necessary , but I am foreseeing a time when he transforms Agreya into a superpower at par with all of the Great Five . If that happens and the members of the Great Five try to suppress him , war like you have never seen will bathe the whole world in flames and death will sweep across all of humanity .

 From the moment this council is formed , our goal will always be to look out for the world , even if it means going against Agreya's interests . This is the sacrifice we have to make , when the monster we will be dealing with is on a level of the current Lan Montreal. Knowing that I am asking for a lot from all of you here , I will first answer all the questions you may have then give all of you five days to think about a decision . "