The ASTF-Omega team were in a secure briefing room. A map glowed in the center of the table. It was a map of the Shattered Peaks. Deep in the mountains, a huge building was marked with a blinking red sign.
"So this is it," Seraph said. "Thorne's main facility. His safe house."
Draven moved closer, his arms resting on the table as he stared at the hologram. "That's not just a safehouse. That's a bunker built into a mountain. Look at the defense readings Ariana's people provided. Multiple energy shields, automated turrets... Thorne isn't just hiding. He's preparing for a siege."
"He's the heir to the dark Artificers," Jonah said quietly, the weight of Ariana's words still fresh in his mind. "He's had centuries of their knowledge to draw from. His defenses will be on a whole other level."
