In the council hall of Uffizi Palace in Rapids City.
The murky winter afternoon sunlight shone on the ebony table. In this spacious council hall, five to six dozen key figures of Rapids City were seated.
Among them were various Legion Commanders, City Councilors, Guild leaders, and main City Hall members.
They sat around an oval table or behind rectangular long tables on either side, forming groups, pretending not to notice the Secret Monks moving in and out.
Apart from serving tea and water, these Secret Monks were posting charts and maps on a large wooden board.
Of course, the maps were accurate, but the positions of various legions and fortresses on them were intentionally blurred.
However, to the observing Seching, those dense symbols were still overwhelmingly confusing.
Is it just a war? Why make it so complicated?
The nobles of North County often had to war with Lor Norn from the other side of the Kala Mountain Range, meeting briefly among key nobles before the battle.
