Morning came without peace inside Ravenscroft Headquarters.
The atmosphere felt heavier than usual. Nobody laughed. Nobody spoke casually in the hallways anymore. Staff members moved quickly between offices while security teams checked identities twice before allowing anybody through secured floors.
Dorian's words from the underground facility still hung over everyone like smoke.
Councilman Adrian Wolfe.Even now, the name felt unreal.
Inside the executive conference room, Chairman Elias stood silently near the long glass windows overlooking Valenridge.
He looked older today. Not physically.
Emotionally.
Elena Maris sat across the room reviewing intelligence reports while Clara worked beside several cyber officers searching through years of council records.
Nobody wanted to believe Dorian.
But evidence was beginning to appear.
And that frightened everyone.
