The second-floor lounge had become completely quiet after everyone left.
Sage remained seated at the long table with the papers from the meeting still scattered before him, including Caelis's notes on the newly proposed Guild Share System, preliminary ideas for branch expansion, and several rough calculations that would need to be cleaned up later.
For the first time since returning from the Vault, he had a few moments completely to himself, and the silence felt strangely comfortable after days of fighting, running, arguing, and listening to Boren complain about everything under the sun.
Sage leaned back in his chair and rubbed his tired eyes, only for the familiar blue light of the System to suddenly appear directly in front of him.
[ Ding! ]
[New Mission Available!]
Sage stared at the notification for a moment before a smile slowly appeared on his face.
