The celebration lasted well into the night, but the real victory settled in over the following weeks and months.
Headquarters' attempted reclamation became known across the allied territories simply as "the Silver Incursion." Word spread fast through the six tribes and the newly integrated rogue beasts. What could have been a story of fear turned into one of pride: a lone bearer, supported by his chosen family and a Dragon Lord's oath, had sent an override delegation packing. The threshold remained open, stable, and now carried a faint defensive resonance that made unauthorized incursions from the walls between worlds far more difficult.
For the next few years, the Beast World changed in beautiful, stubborn ways.
