To create chaos without anyone noticing them or doubting them, it was necessary to take their time, prepare properly, and earn the trust of these five kings. Aside from trust, it was also necessary to show them that they were the most powerful tools of their kingdoms.
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The borders of the five kingdoms were never meant to be beautiful, and they weren't. What they were was functional — a sprawling lattice of relay towers, ore corridors, supply depots, and Pulse-linked communication masts that kept the whole arrangement humming along without anyone needing to think too hard about it. Mining routes cut through the ridgelines of Drevos's eastern range, feeding raw magnetite and crushed coalite into the interior. Trade convoys moved in synchronized windows through Orsel's northern passes. Processing facilities in Mourne's lowlands ran continuous cycles. Outposts along Bart's southern stretch and Edran's interior supply chains ticked away quietly, unglamorous, unremarkable.
