He stood alone in the narrow corridor of the agricultural district, letting the sensation of total victory wash over him. It was a profound, heavy satisfaction, the kind that only comes when every variable has resolved exactly as calculated, and a few have even exceeded the projection.
He hadn't actually planned for Ignivara to reach a 100/100 bond. His main plan was centered on the Legion's arrival, the need for a successful operation, and the exact display of skills needed to make the Celestina communication happen.
The maximum bond in the tree line had been an unplanned variable, a beautiful, violent accident. The system had identified a condition he had inadvertently forged, and the system was never wrong.
