By the time we reach the main floor, Holloway's already called a full council session, something I've never seen happen on such short notice in all my months working the Exchange.
Brokers crowd the central platform from every tier, low-level rookies pressed shoulder to shoulder with senior veterans, all of them drawn by whispers spreading faster than any of us could have engineered deliberately. Corin stays near the back, still cautious about visibility given his precarious position. Renn leans heavily on Mira, both of them finding space near the front despite his obvious exhaustion.
"Council session, emergency basis," Holloway announces, voice carrying clearly across the packed floor. "Evidence has been presented alleging coordinated exploitation across five major lending firms, disguis
