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Fractures and Foundations

Penulis: Dewumi Ezekiel
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-07-03 06:11:07

Two more packs withdrew from the Coalition over the next week.

White River and Mountain Ridge made it official, citing the same reasons: inadequate security guarantees without Luna's shields. Red Canyon followed three days later.

That left twelve packs, down from our original fifteen.

"We're stabilizing," Diana said during an emergency Council meeting. "The packs leaving were the ones who joined primarily for protection benefits. The twelve remaining are genuinely committed to reform principles
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