Lucien gathered the important people.
The meeting took place inside the Origin Core Shrine, where the five-continent map still hovered above the central platform.
Eirene arrived first.
She already knew that something was wrong. She had seen the reports, the forged announcements, the slander, and the movements of old factions. But Lucien had stayed silent, so she had not moved recklessly.
Lilith, Elias, Kael, Seran, Clara, and the others came soon after.
None of them looked relaxed.
But none of them looked panicked either.
They had worked with Lucien long enough to understand one thing.
If Lucien was calm, then the situation was not necessarily safe.
But it was still under calculation.
That was enough.
Clara brought the first report from Bellhaven.
The Silent Monastery knew Lootwell was being slandered.
