Elder Syra tucked the sealed treaty into her silken robes. Elian turned away from the heavy stone table and marched toward the grand double doors leading to the palace balcony. Gorak and Iron-Scale followed closely behind the Prophet.
The doors swung open to reveal the sprawling central courtyard of the City of Spiral. Fifty thousand Vanguard troops stood in absolute silence below the balcony. The mixed legions of Shell-Kin, Troglodytes, Beast-Kin, and heavily armed humans formed a vast sea of interlocking armor and star-iron weaponry.
Elian stepped up to the stone railing. He unclipped his holy symbol and held it high above his head.
