Late that night, the grand map chamber buzzed with hushed conversations and the rustling of parchment. The war room sat deep within the secured wing of the palace.
Gideon stood near the center of the massive oak table, surrounded entirely by the anointed knights and senior officers of the Lumiere Dynasty.
There was not a single guard or servant from the Azure Moon Kingdom present in the room.
Lord Jian sat at the table with Gideon, reviewing the strategic deployment maps for the royal sermon.
Gideon tapped a gauntleted finger against the wooden surface and called for the evening intelligence report. An intelligence officer stepped forward and unrolled a scroll.
