Finn's merchant network delivered intelligence that changed strategic calculations, reports from eastern territories describing Syndicate military movements that explained their sudden patience toward coalition.
"Vex and Kira were recalled three days ago," Finn spread documentation across the command table, maps and trade reports and secondhand observations from merchants who traveled through Syndicate territory, "their entire expeditionary force redeployed to eastern front, priority conflict taking precedence over our war."
"What kind of priority?" Kane asked, his prosthetic arm moving smoothly as he examined the maps, rehabilitation nearly complete before his departure to capital.
"Major gate break in eastern territories," Finn pointed to locations marked with red circles, "three S-rank gates destabilized simultaneously, Syndicate losing ground to monster hordes that don't care about territorial claims."
