Jose watched as Alexa left the Council chamber. The doors slid silently closed behind her, and in the silence that followed he stood to speak.
Fellow Councillors. I have listened to the Reyes honeyed words amongst which is apparently an apology.
They have come before us to request that we treat them as equals, and that they sit here in this chamber. They have spoken of honour, and of the greater good of the Corsair nation.
They have said these things despite not a short while ago firing on two Council Elders. How can they possibly claim to understand the meaning of the word honour and say that they are honourable when they have just committed such a dishonourable deed.
They have stated that they are no longer following a divisive agenda. Did they not realise that the Corsair nations strength is the sum of its many parts and that to divide us is to weaken us? To claim that they now understand this, having not achieved their aim, suggests that they are saying only that which they think we would want to hear! Jose thumped his hand onto the table to emphasize this point.
They claim to have proven their worth. All that they have proven is that their claim of being true Corsairs is worthless. They will have to do considerably better than speak such sweet words to convince me of their value.
"There is a very old saying that runs to the effect that actions speak louder than words. To date their actions have spoken so loudly that their words make no noise."
I vote no to their proposal.
Jose looked around the chamber and turned in the direction of the bar, seeking the figure of Miguel.
Whilst I would not wish to interfere in the recruitment policies of the TBH, I would urge extreme caution in implementing their proposal to take them into the TBH.
To date the Reyes have shown themselves to not be the honourable Corsairs that they claim to be, and I would not like to see the reputation of The Brotherhood damaged by any actions that they might commit in The Brotherhoods name.
However, if they were to accept the proposal outlined by Elder Custo it may well teach them some humility, which is what they demanded from 2 of this Councils Elders. I do not see that it in any way reduces the risk of the possibility of them causing trouble tough.
Jose sat down, and reached for the beer that was on the table in front of him. He took a long, deep swig from the bottle and noticed how the condensation had formed a small puddle on the table top.
He wiped it away with his hand and relaxed into his chair.
