Chapter 182

After flipping his light brown ponytail tied with a maroon ribbon to the back, Riven cleared his throat and spoke, “Your Highnesses. Your Graces. I am of the view that any replacements should only be temporary. Deciding otherwise would just be the government coming to its own verdict for our arrested colleagues before the courts deal with the crimes themselves. And, as much as it pains me, I must say that wolves are nowhere near ready to help run the kingdom. I am not saying that there should be an indefinite bar of their species but it is dangerous to include them in discussions in the near future.”

“Dangerous how, Riven?” Xandar asked as he tried his best to control his temperament.

Lucianne’s sarcasm came to mind but Riven knew better than to insult the Queen. So, he chose to say, “Well, there may be certain…traits of theirs that may be…abhorrent and…detrimental to the proper functioning of the government.”

“Such as?” Xandar continued to press.

Riven was r