Meanwhile, in the War Room of the Palace.
The five Greater Dragons stood around the circular table, its surface now displaying a magical projection of the entire continent. The map was incredibly detailed, showing not just kingdoms and cities but mana flows, ley lines, and areas of magical disturbance.
Three distinct territories were highlighted in different colors:
Averion in the north (blue), its borders sharp and militaristic.
Great Zerath in the south (red), sprawling and ambitious
And Sillawells in the east (green), smaller but strategically positioned.
Glacius pointed to a dark spot on the map, a region between all three kingdoms, unmarked and pulsing with an ominous black energy that seemed to spread like a stain on the map.
"The egg's location. We're certain now. Our scrying finally broke through the interference."
