~The Expansion Begins~

ELRICH

The meeting earlier had gone better than I expected. The room had held tension, yes, but it was the kind that came from ambition, not fear. By evening, I stood alone in the planning hall, going through the updated documents for the network.

The Fang Network—what started as an idea during long sleepless nights—was finally taking shape.

Three neutral packs had signed on that morning. Packs that usually minded their own business and stayed out of politics. ...