Chain of Blood

"You spoke of a deal, Augustus. I will hear it." Rowan said, deciding to push directly to the point, that he would never believe a single word spoken by this man unless it was given under the administration of Rowan.

He had too much ignorance about what was happening, and the General could easily deceive him, there was no reason why he would make Rowan more powerful by showing him the whole picture.

The General brought out a gray stone with a flick of his wrist, a silver light shimmered around a bracelet on his wrist.

A Spatial Artifact. Rowan had to get his hands on one of these, and then he focused on the gray stone in the General's hand, was that a Rune Stone? This should be the Central Control Unit of the Nexus.

Rowan was tempted to attack the General at this moment, but he pushed that urge aside, it would destabilize his plans, also he was curious about what the General was planning.