Location: Swamp Kingdom, Royal Council Chamber
Time: Early Morning, Day Cycle 292, Year 5 of the Swamp Reign
The torches along the stone walls burned low with emerald flame, casting soft shadows across the obsidian table in the heart of the council chamber. Ashen sat at its head, garbed in his flowing [Robes of the Elemental Sage], his Elemental Crown softly pulsing with Force energy. His eyes were sharp, scanning the holographic map projected above the council table—a rendering of his growing Swamp Kingdom.
Ashen's voice, calm yet commanding, broke the silence. "The eastern frontier holds promise—dense mana forests, untouched ore veins, and strategic hills. But the Goblin Tribes there won't yield it peacefully."
Heqet leaned forward, her amphibian eyes glowing in the low light. "They've begun fortifying stone towers along the Veiled Creek. Their Warchief, Grolnok, was spotted wielding a corrupted Flame Totem."
