The dawn mist still clung to the castle walls as the grand meeting room was prepared for the most urgent assembly in decades. Lui moved with silent efficiency, ensuring every last detail was in place. The room, an ancient chamber at the heart of Centrical Castle, had once witnessed the great councils of kings and generals when the First Human Kingdom still stood. Now, its worn stone walls and faded tapestries bore silent testimony to a lost era, while the twelve stars emblazoned upon the banners reminded all who entered that unity was their only path forward.
A vast rectangular table dominated the centre of the chamber, its polished mahogany surface reflecting the flickering candlelight from the ornate chandeliers overhead. Twelve high-backed chairs were spaced evenly along its length, de
