DRAVEN
"But we have been implementing these laws yet despite all this," Luna Noelle said, circling back to her earlier point, "their population continues to grow. How is that possible?"
"They hide pregnancies," Circe suggested. "Keep the children secret until they're old enough to pass inspection."
"Or they're breeding outside the designated compounds," Beta Marcus added. "In the forests. The abandoned territories near the mist."
"Then we increase patrols in those areas," Alpha Eon decided. "Find these hidden populations and bring them in. Either they serve or they die."
"This is madness," Alpha Kade said, and for the first time, there was real anger in his voice. "You're talking about systematic extermination of an entire people."
The room went very quiet.
"They're not people," Luna Noelle said coldly. "They're Vargans. Tools. Resources. Nothing more."
"They're sentient beings," Alpha Kade shot back. "They feel pain. Fear. Hope. They—"
