The room was dim, shadows stretching long across the marble floor, as the fire crackled in the hearth, offering little warmth against the chill in the air. It felt like we were waiting for something—a shift, a moment where everything changed. But what we had uncovered in the last few days had already altered everything we thought we knew. What we were facing now was no longer a few isolated attacks from Victor. It was a calculated, far-reaching network of enemies, one that extended into places we never even considered.