The strategy meeting was short and sharp.
Lira laid the lattice schematic across the central table. "We pull the personal frequency hard and brief. Thirty seconds maximum. If anything of Mara answers, it gets forced into the secondary zone two levels down.
That zone is reinforced, isolated, and already under partial lock. If nothing answers, the residual field may spike again. We accept that risk."
Aiden nodded once. "Strike positions locked. Political channels sealed. No one outside this circle knows the timing."
Kaelara checked the charge on her sidearm. "Then we stop talking and move."
The next hour was pure preparation. Lattice nodes were reinforced with overlapping field generators. Strike teams took positions at the secondary zone entrances.
Elizabeth and Lira calibrated the frequency amplifiers while Vesper walked the perimeter, testing every seal. Aiden monitored the personal frequency baseline, watching the readings stabilize under the partial lock.
