Harsk Fenward materialized at 02:00 on Day 21, in a forest nine kilometers behind the Accord's forward lines.
The manifestation was nothing like Krug's. Where the First Forge arrived in a column of amber fire that announced his presence to every living creature within visual range, Harsk's deployment was designed for absence — a quiet compression of divine energy into physical form, a process that Zephyr had refined over decades of strategic consideration to produce the smallest possible signature. No column of light. No shockwave. No ground tremor. Just a space between two elm trees that was empty, and then wasn't.
[HERO DEPLOYMENT — HARSK FENWARD]
[Designation: "The Ghost"]
[Deployment Time: 02:00, Day 21]
[Location: Thornwood Forest, 9.2 km south of Accord forward perimeter]
[Mode: COVERT INSERTION — minimal signature protocol]
[FP Cost: 40,000/hour]
[Budget: 320,000 FP (8-hour mission)]
