I blinked towards the center of the room, eliciting gasps of surprise at my action. Even Babajide Akingbade was surprised but quickly recovered. He moved out of the way and allowed me to take the podium. With a wave of my hand, I casted the same spells he did at the start of the meeting and said, "thank you, Supreme Mugwump Babajide." He gave a small, polite nod allowing me to continue. I looked up at all the faces that were staring at me and took a deep breath. "I thank you all for allowing me the time to explain the situation of the civil war in Avalon. But before-"