Chapter 221. The Makers

~Moon-World, Andreia, Eastern City~

Five days after General Victor received the letter from the priestess, all the generals and dukes gathered in the Royal District for a meeting. Each had received a letter of their own, summoning them for an important discussion—though none revealed the reason. Trust had become scarce among them, prompting every general and duke to arrive with a small battalion of soldiers ready to strike if things went awry. It was not a common practice, but caution had become necessary.

The four generals and four dukes sat on opposite sides of a long rectangular table, their gazes locked with quiet hostility, as though a single wrong word could spark bloodshed. None spoke; there was nothing to say. Sunlight spilled through the open passageways around the hall, illuminating the deep brown table—and the vendetta that weighed upon it.

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