War Room — Dawn, Five Days After the Moment of Intimacy Between Adelheid and Kaito
The map on the table showed an undeniable threat.
Three troop concentrations. Three different colors marking their origins.
Red for Avernor. Blue for Meridia. Green for Kalthor.
All converging toward Neudämmerung's borders.
Drake pointed to each position with a somber expression.
"Intelligence confirms: three thousand combined troops. Officially listed as 'mercenaries' in public records."
"But their composition, equipment, and coordination suggest regular military forces in disguise."
Kaito studied the map with an expression that didn't reveal the cold feeling in his stomach.
"Timeline?"
"Avernor: fifteen hundred soldiers. Two weeks from reaching the southern border."
"Meridia: eight hundred soldiers. Three weeks, western border."
"Kalthor: seven hundred soldiers. Two and a half weeks, northern border."
Adelheid traced lines on the map.
