Verrin's gavel cracked down twice before the chamber settled.
"This session reconvenes to address verification of documentation presented by Kane Ashford," Verrin said. "And to conclude deliberation on Cassius Marrow's proposed territorial consolidation."
Kane stood at the chamber floor, Brennan beside him, the copied ledger pages secured in his satchel. Cassius sat across the room, composed as always, though Kane noted a tightness in his posture that hadn't been there during the first session.
"Before we proceed," Kane said, "I have additional information that bears directly on this council's deliberations."
Verrin gestured for him to continue.
"The documentation I presented previously showed a pattern of financial support flowing to destabilizing forces across three territories," Ka
