Lucien left the shrine and called for an administrative meeting.
He gathered the people who could turn impossible ideas into functioning infrastructure.
Kael arrived with documents already in hand, which meant he had either predicted the meeting or feared Lucien would think of something expensive.
Eirene came quietly.
Vivian entered with a stack of reports from the West.
Clara appeared in person after granting more Grace Systems to faithful people.
The important people of Lootwell came one by one.
Finally, Lucien looked at the assembled group.
No one asked whether the matter was serious.
They knew him too well.
He raised his hand, and the first projection appeared.
Five continents.
Teleportation routes.
Shelter zones.
Then another layer appeared.
Unknown seas.
Small-world route estimates.
Black Mass territory marked as a dark, incomplete region beyond reliable mapping.
The room became quiet.
Lucien spoke.
"The mourning is over. Progress continues."
