Thoren left the Great Market after a long conversation with Lorwen. The exchange had been more useful than he'd expected.
He'd entered the Knight Order's underground headquarters with only a few questions in mind, but he left with a much clearer understanding of what was happening to Suncrest City and the Federation as a whole.
There were still many things he didn't know, and the more he learned, the more complicated everything seemed to become.
But at least now he understood that the crisis wasn't simply the work of the Slave Trade Guild.
Powerful factions were moving behind the scenes, awakener families were choosing sides, and awakeners strong enough to influence the entire Federation had their hands somewhere in this.
For now, that was enough.
And as for the rest, he would investigate himself.
This time, he left the Great Market without the military convoy, driving a jeep alone through the streets and out toward the outskirts of the district.
