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The maid swallowed once and delivered the report as cleanly as she could. "One of Dawn House's supply wagons was destroyed before dawn on the western line. The axle was shattered, and the cargo was burned."
Mira's face changed immediately.
There was no fear in it.
Only work.
That pleased Sekhmet.
Elena added, already shifting her direction toward the strategy room as if the next reports would naturally follow there, "There is more."
Another maid appeared from the opposite hall, moving with just enough speed to show urgency without losing control. "One of the storage rooms for the Dawn shop caught fire just before sunrise. It was contained, but not before damage."
A third runner arrived almost on top of the second, breathless and pale from the effort of carrying bad news quickly. "A contract worker hired recently has gone missing. He did not report for shift. His sleeping room was empty before dawn."
Mira spoke before anyone else.
"Name."
The maid gave it to her.
