Location:Off-World — Beastkin World (Capital + Sacred Grove)
Date/Time:Mid Emberwane, 9939 AZI (Days 8-9)
Realm:Nexus Mission
They tried reason first.
The trade cover bought them a second private audience — Eden had identified three herb specimens with genuine pharmacological value, enough to justify a follow-up meeting. The Mother received them in the same working chamber. Same desk. Same production sheets. The golden standard, catching the torchlight.
Jayde had planned the approach with the precision of an operation — not a confrontation but a conversation. Testing. Probing. Looking for the crack that Eden said didn't exist, because the Commander didn't take a doctor's diagnosis on faith. The Commander verified.
