The sunlight had returned to Heliodor, but another section of the western district had just lost power.
High Chancellor Valemont watched the affected buildings disappear from the electrical grid's display with a solemn expression.
The temporary connection had lasted less than ten minutes before the damaged equipment failed again.
According to the technicians, restoring a dependable supply would take days, and their emergency generators wouldn't help them for that long.
He opened the Council's dimensional channel, and the surviving governors joined as they received the notification.
Hicham and Ysara connected shortly afterward, followed by Naima, who represented the Blood Hunters in her husband's absence.
Most of the governors remained in the settlements they were responsible for protecting, following the Chancellor's orders... especially since the capital hadn't been the only target.
