Thomas leaned forward slightly, his expression composed but his eyes sharp.
"Our main focus," he began, his voice steady, "will be gathering information… and secrets."
He let the words sink in. "Power wins battles, but information wins wars. The Immortal Order will know what others dare to hide—weaknesses, hidden treasures, unspoken alliances, forgotten ruins. We will see the strings that pull the world… and decide whether to cut them or pull them ourselves."
A faint smile touched his lips. "With enough secrets, no enemy will dare move against us openly. And with enough information, even the so-called untouchable will bleed."
What he didn't say was that with the awakening of numerous ancient races and old powers of forgotten times, it had become extremely difficult to know about various ups and downs on the continent.
