The deliberations are now over. The result was pretty close this time around. But the majority has spoken: I shall tell Ivan a story of the mysterious Dark Elves of Ygg-Chall. I think I know just the one he needs to hear.
For once, I must say I am… pleased by the result. Indeed, it will be much easier for me to tell a story of my own people.
Yes, I can now reveal I am indeed a child of Darkness, a Faceless. My true name is impossible to pronounce, but in the Human realms, I am known as Jorgen. Or more accurately… we are Jorgen, and Jorgen is one of us.
I don’t expect you to fully understand the meaning of that statement. In any case, I took the habit of referring to myself as one single being, as it makes things simpler around members of the other races. As Jorgen, I have been serving the Griffin dynasty for many centuries.
Not all of Ivan’s advisors are aware of my true nature though. I chose not to hide it from Murazel, as she would have seen through my disguise eventually anyway. The Angel took it better than I expected, although she does not completely trust my intentions – understandably. Anastasya and I are old acquaintances, and she knows first-hand that my commitment to the Griffin family is not a deception. And of course, Ivan knows.
Now you do too.
But who are we, this Shadow Council, if not faceless beings, stirring things from the shadows? I am Jorgen, and I am one of you.