A timely meeting.

In the swirling of the storm,

In a land of colder days,

Where the ice is so unyielding,

And the snow then surely stays,

In the coldest part of the arctic,

Near the realm of the eldest trees,

With the howling of the ancients,

And the calling upon the breeze,

Three kingdoms come to gather,

Where diplomacy would surely dwell,

In the place where elders slumber,

Lingering, a former shell,

In the coldest realm upon the earth,

To come with complete disdain,

Where life then ever lingers,

In a place with such disdain,

The council came to gather,

The wings would then take flight,

The council of elders would settle the matter,,

In the shadows, in the darkest night...

The counsel chairs stood atop three pillars on the shores of a frozen lake, each pillar directly facing the other two while the arctic storm was blocked by a structure of white stone covered by torches running ablaze surrounding the three pillars and the frozen lake. Three elder figures almost of skin and bone came into plain sight, slowly, surely, pacing their way to the edge of their seat as they stood proudly and defiantly in front of the others. The Elder who sat upon the pillar positioned due north of the world began to inhale slowly. “The counsel of the three elders has begun! My lieges, take your seats!” the Elder in the north declared.

The three elder figures sat firmly and uprightly upon their thrones, as the Elder of the North slowly inhaled again. “My lieges, we come here to put aside our petty grievances to deal with the ongoing threat of the humans! Our proud dragonflights, once mighty and numerous, have begun to dwindle! We are running out of room to brood about what is to be done, much less have any of our own brood to tend to! Something must be done!” the Elder of the north declared. The Elder of the East scoffed. “Humans are versatile, and have overcome every challenge we have thrown at them thus far! What makes you think unity amongst us will increase any chances for us to prevail? If the Eternal has granted them victory, what more can we do but delay, if that?” the Elder of the east noted. The Elder of the west scoffed. “And here I thought the east flight was more cunning than that! You presume to think the eternal has granted them anything! They are a sinful race! Incapable of any thought of remorse! Neither feeling any guilt, and incapable of expressing mercy towards those they deem lesser than themselves! Selfish, arrogant, greedy, capable of producing horrors both unimaginable and unthinkable! What makes you think the Eternal has granted them any favor?” the Elder of the west asked.

The Elder from the east shrewdly gazed at his rival. “They have not yet lost a battle! Who but the Eternal himself can grant victory to such, lesser races? We whose bloodlines have run since the elder days! Do you think it is mere coincidence that the humans are beating our frontlines at such superhuman speeds, with such startling efficiency? Do you honestly think they’re capable of this alone?” the Elder of the east noted.

“Enough!” the Elder of the north declared. The other two reluctantly looked at each other, contemplating their circumstances in the dominion of silence while turning their attention towards the Elder of the north. “We do not know if they do or do not have such blessings from the Eternal. Regardless, our race dwindles down, and we face extinction if we do not unite together! We, whose lineage traces back to the days of old, since creation once came to be, cannot be bested by the likes of mortals! Of, mere human, filth! We, are supreme! We, the eldest of all three dragonflights, will prevail! Our pride, our glory, our majesty, will not be challenged, neither our supremacy cast down! Our wisdom is of the ancient of days, more elder than the trees that surround this portion! Our shrewdness is sharper than any metal blade, more astute than the eyes of the eagle in the midst of a thunderstorm! Our power is unmatched upon the earth or the skies itself, and our fire is all-consuming! We will be victorious! Gather your flights and rally towards my dominion! We must prevail!” the Elder of the north proclaimed. “We will prevail!” the Elders said in unison.

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