The Association termination notice arrived without ceremony, standard bureaucratic documentation informing Vera Stormwind that her consulting contract with Hunter Association Regional Command was officially concluded, effective immediately.
"Terminated for failure to maintain operational neutrality," Vera read the relevant clause aloud during morning leadership meeting, her tone carrying more amusement than concern, "they're punishing me for choosing coalition over their interests."
The documentation included two options, the Association's idea of mercy for fifteen years of service. Option one: accept severance package and depart coalition territory within thirty days. Option two: accept reassignment to "difficult territory" requiring specialists, which everyone understood as suicide missions in S-rank gate zones.
"Neither option involves staying here," Misha observed, analyzing the legal language with administrative expertise.
