Quiet Vigil

As the night descended with a heavy cloak of darkness, it turned the orchard's shadows into impending shapes of doom. Beneath a canvas awning near the courtyard, Heuk Cheon, Syrin, General Kang, Seo Ryung, and Lee Jin-Ho were sitting around a rough table. Lantern light brightened their tired expressions.

Syrin was tapping the wooden surface to emphasize her point. "We have Jade Fang Temple offering us some sort of cooperation, the Crimson Veil Society proposed to us an odd non aggression treaty, Ebony Phoenix and Iron Sabre are both likely planning an organized assault… Redwood Estate has truly become a nexus of tension."

General Kang drummed his fingers on the table. "Hmm… Murim Alliance still stands with us, but I am afraid they are spread thin. We cannot expect them to send us large reinforcements unless a direct assault happens."