Once the plates had been cleared away and the remaining soldiers had settled into attentive silence, Ragnora folded her hands on the table and began to speak.
"Honestly, there isn't much to explain." She said, her voice carrying the weight of someone who had delivered this briefing many times before.
"It's quite straightforward. Around a month ago, we noticed a surge in mana fiends spreading throughout the mines."
"Of course, mana fiends are alr6 common here. With so much decaying mana in the area, we've grown accustomed to dealing with them. But this recent surge..."
She shook her head. "It's been a complete anomaly."
Brenda leaned forward, eager to support her commander.
"Surges happen naturally, you see. During certain lunar cycles, when the full moon hangs high, the density and resonance of the underlying aether crystals spike dramatically."
"That extra energy bleeds into the surrounding ambient mana, decaying it faster and triggering a localized spike in mana fiends."
