Xin stood in the council chamber. Forty new delegates. All with gold light. All watching him.
"We need a registry," Xin said. "Everyone who had old source power. Everyone who might have kept a connection."
A delegate raised her hand. "That is thousands of people."
"Then we interview thousands of people."
Another delegate stood. "What about their privacy?"
"What about continental safety? Jorn almost destroyed the new source. Others will try."
The delegates argued for an hour.
Finally, they voted. The registry passed. Forty votes. Zero against.
Ren walked to Xin after the meeting. "The delegates are scared."
"They should be. Jorn was one person. One person almost killed millions."
"Where do we start?"
"Master Chen. His students. Every extraction practitioner still alive."
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Ma
