Most of the elders in the council were over the age of forty, while some others were a lot older, so they could not move around too much, and not all of them would be able to do what they once could do in the peak of their youth.
There would be extremely few instances when they would be expected to step out personally to solve a problem, but that did not mean that they were weak.
It was actually very far from that, as each of them was once strong enough to be among the strongest Balancers in the capital.
Their bodies may have become older and had undergone various changes as they aged, but if they were forced to take action themselves, then they could still rival many Balancers at the top of the grading system.
Perhaps their bodies' speed, stamina and strength could be affected while other ailments could get in the way of their fighting capabilities, but their power could still not be underestimated.
