Ironcrest's command chamber occupied the central spine of the watchtower.
It was positioned between the upper artillery floors and the formation engine buried beneath the summit. Two rings of narrow corridors surrounded it, while reinforced stairways connected it to the rest of Ironcrest. The walls were made from dark mountain stone strengthened with dark metal and order runes.
Its only entrance was protected by a thick armoured door.
Outside, Simon stood beside the ruined remains of Sunshear, nearly eighty metres from the western wall of the watchtower. The severed cannon lay across the outer grounds behind him, its broken rings releasing pale sparks into the smoke.
Between him and the command chamber were several floors, numerous soldiers, and enough reinforced stone to hide the officers inside from ordinary senses.
But none of it mattered after Shadow Sense found them.
Inside the chamber, Commander Sorin Varga stared at the circular observation mirror.
