Elders, Barrier At Estate

Ben Daelthorn (Eight Elder) POV

A Day Ago

The room was quiet, lit only by a few amber lights embedded in the ceiling.

A fireplace crackled gently at the far end, giving the space a soft warmth.

Ben Daelthorn leaned back in his leather chair.

He was the previous House Head of Daelthorn, and the current Eight Elder.

He had a youthful face for a man who was over hundred years old.

The sharp lines of his jaw were still strong, and his hair was a lush silver.

Across from him sat Magnus Daelthorn, the opposite in appearance.

His grey beard was thick. His knuckles gnarled from decades of battle.

There was no pretense in his presence, only raw, lingering power that had once dominated battlefields.

The thick scar running from his temple to his cheek told most of his story without needing words.

He was the Third Elder and one of the few Rank 5 Supernatural on Earth.