SERA The room felt too small, maps covered every surface, council territories, known headquarters locations, patrol routes. Marcus had gathered everything we had and it wasn't nearly enough. "The main headquarters is here," Marcus said, pointing to a mark on the largest map. "Fortified structure in the heart of Council territory, at least a hundred guards at any given time, probably more." "How do we get in?" I asked, staring at the layout, It looked impossible. "That's the problem," Kade said. "We don't have current knowledge, these maps are five years old. Guard rotations could have changed, new security measures could be in place, we'd be going in blind." "So we send scouts," I said, "to get updated information." "That takes time we don't have," Marcus replied, "and getting close

