"What kind of force?"
"Inquisitors," the advisor said. "Specialists rather than general soldiers. And an Archbishop. We believe Archbishop Caldris — third in the Church hierarchy — has been assigned to personally oversee the operation."
"Timeline?" Satou asked.
"Our best intelligence suggests six months from initial planning to deployment. We don't know when planning began." The advisor spread his hands. "What we know is that the planning is active. The resources are being committed. This is not a theoretical future — it's operational."
Satou turned to the map.
He was quiet for long enough that the room held its breath.
Then: "Your network knows they're assembling Inquisitors. Does it know their specific mandate? Their operational structure? How Caldris intends to use them?"
