As the weeks slipped by, Robert continued his cultivation in solitude, and outside his chamber, the formation was building, steadily moving forward under Morgan's watchful eye.
The preliminary outer array had already integrated cleanly into the clan's existing defenses, and Morgan had moved on to preparing the secondary array that would eventually tie the entire network together. Sarah and Ronan continued improving through the practical work Morgan assigned them, their understanding deepening with each formation they helped design and inscribe.
But the project had reached a point that neither knowledge nor effort could push past.
Morgan explained it to John plainly. They could continue laying the groundwork for every secondary array, preparing the network's full structure down to its last connection point, but without a Formation Core Stone strong enough to anchor the entire system, none of it could actually be activated.
