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Days… Not months. Only Days…
The auction was next week. Iron House was moving now. Predators from the middle domain were traveling. And now his own blood was becoming a timed threat.
Sekhmet laughed once. A short, sharp sound with no humor in it.
"Of course," he muttered aloud. "Why would the nightmare wait politely?"
He sat on the edge of the bed, elbows on knees, and forced himself to think like a strategist rather than a frightened man.
Panic would not help. Only structure.
"What are the release conditions?" he asked the system. "If I have to do this, how do I avoid disaster?"
The system seemed almost prepared for that question.
[Recommended Release Conditions:
1. Isolated location: The release zone should be physically separated from civilian population centers, allied structures, and uncontrolled witnesses.
