How do you feel about the chapter overall? What stood out for you? Do you have any favorite or least favorite parts? Why?
Emotion word examples: interested, intrigued, curious, perplexed, angry, anxious, fearful, optimistic, pleased, outraged, annoyed, amused, surprised, bored, playful, comfortable, sympathetic, warm, irritated, suspicious, worried, etc.
Please be as detailed as you can here. I'd like to ask a zillion questions about it, but almost all would be leading, so I must refrain. Please don't forget to give your impression, not only of Zel, but also of the other characters in this segment. As a memory jog, at the Council table left to right were: Elambor, Philomena, Desdemona, Vessaray, & Crayleyo
If you haven't yet read Book 1, please indicate that below so I can identify if the confusion might be due to that or not.