More than a month had passed between Simon's meeting with Ivara and Sava and the morning Black Horn's campaign bells began to ring.
And those days had not been quiet.
Three days after the meeting, Sava delivered the oath artifact Ivara had promised. The oath artifact was a mirror... Two mirrors to be exact. One remained with the Eastern Faction, while the other was brought to Simon.
The agreed clauses appeared across both mirrors as pale-red writing.
Simon examined every line carefully. He made Sava remove two phrases whose meanings were broad enough to become traps. Acting against Crownless Dawn became knowingly sabotaging an assignment after accepting its terms. Exposing the Eastern Faction was narrowed to identities and information gained through their agreement.
Only then did Simon press his thumb on a needle on the mirror so as to draw a drop of blood and his demonic energy into the mirror.
