The joint report to Coordinator Draveth happened three hours after Amaron and Mordain emerged from their respective manifestation sites.
Both had documented identical findings: artificial rift nodes, coordinated mana distribution, sophisticated guardian constructs, and clear evidence of deliberate engineering. The conclusion was inescapable — someone was building a rift network in the western territories with resources and expertise that suggested either a rogue organization or significant external backing.
Draveth reviewed both reports with the grim efficiency of someone who had hoped the preliminary assessment was wrong and was now facing confirmation that it wasn't.
"Five nodes," he said after finishing both documents. "Potentially more undiscovered. Coordinated construction. Artificial guardians at Grade 6 intensity. Mana distribution patterns that suggest a larger design we haven't identified yet."
