The heavy silence that had gripped the room began to slowly dissolve as Strax raised his voice, his tone controlled but laced with suspicion.
"And this unexplored place you're talking about... where exactly is it?" He crossed his arms, his gaze fixed on Scathach as if he already knew the answer wouldn't be pleasant.
Scathach lifted her chin, as if the question were yet another invitation for her to take center stage.
"The world is much larger than you imagine," she began, her voice firm and unhurried. "You call the eight nations continents... and yes, the territories you control are indeed continental. Vast. But..."
She walked a few steps, her boots echoing against the floor as everyone followed her with their eyes.
"There are three other large continents..." she held up three fingers, "that are thousands and thousands of kilometers from the eight nations. Places so distant that the very concept of borders dissolves."
