As Cast fortified its position as the heart of the resistance, the shadow war waged by the Shadow Covenant and the Blackstone Empire intensified. The captured Covenant member's revelations had opened a Pandora's box of secrets, unmasking a network that was intricate and far-reaching. This intelligence became the cornerstone of Cast's strategy to dismantle the Empire's covert operations.
Eredin, leading the covert group, orchestrated a series of counter-espionage operations. Using the information gleaned from the captured operative, his team successfully disrupted several Covenant plots, unraveling threads of a tapestry that had been woven through the heart of the resistance. This success, however, came at a cost. The Shadow Covenant, realizing that one of their own had been compromised, became more cautious, their maneuvers more cryptic and their plans more insidious.
