The next morning arrived with an air of heavy anticipation.
The sun rose pale and hazy, its light filtering through drifting mist that clung stubbornly to the ground around the sect's temporary encampment. Disciples moved about in hurried steps, their voices low but brimming with excitement.
The discovery of four new complexes had set the entire sect ablaze with restless energy.
At the center of camp, a large gathering circle had been prepared, its edges marked by spirit formations to keep any voices from going out and being heard by other sects. What was going to be discussed was sensitive after all.
The disciples assembled quickly, hundreds strong, each bearing expressions of eagerness, apprehension, and thinly veiled ambition.
The elders arrived shortly after, their presence immediately quelling the rising murmur of the crowd.
