The strategy session lasted four hours.
The room was quiet except for the sound of keyboards and the low hum of the ventilation system. Everyone was focused. No one was panicking.
Yuki projected a series of scenarios on the main screen.
"Scenario One: They arrive with trade intentions."
"Scenario Two: They arrive with expansion intentions."
"Scenario Three: They arrive with refuge intentions."
Damon leaned forward. His elbows rested on the table.
"We need a response for each."
"We cannot prepare a script," I said.
"Why not?"
"Because scripts break when reality shifts."
"Then what do we prepare?"
"Principles."
I stood and walked to the whiteboard.
I wrote three words.
Observe. Listen. Offer.
"We do not demand," I said.
"We do not threaten."
"We do not hide."
Catherine rev
