"We're counting on it." Thorne pulls up a new screen showing communication intercepts. "We've been monitoring known Covenant communication channels. The moment they try to warn Ashcroft, we'll know. And we'll use that to prove coordination and conspiracy."
"This is a trap." I realize. "You're using the evidence reveal to flush out the rest of the Covenant."
"Exactly." Helena nods. "We take down Ashcroft publicly, force the Covenant to react, track their communications, and roll up the entire network in one operation."
"That's ambitious." Kieran sounds skeptical.
"That's necessary." Councilor Chen's voice is hard. "The Twilight Covenant has been operating for decades, harvesting divine wolves with impunity. We end it now, completely, or we fight this same battle again in five years when
