Five days later,
A general meeting convened at the Faulen grand chamber. The hall, an imposing room with walls adorned in emerald and dark gold, resonated with an air of gravitas. Two dozen elders and several chosen experts were gathered, each seated at a long, ornately carved table. The Viceroy had summoned them to deliberate on the faction's pressing issues.
Presiding over the gathering was Roland Faulen, a man whose dark hair contrasted sharply with his powerful, commanding presence. He exuded the formidable aura of a three-cosmos grand magus. Not merely the second-in-command, Roland was the most outstanding son of the Serpent Supreme himself. For over two centuries, he had led the faction with an iron fist, ruthlessly maintaining his father's legacy as the viceroy.
