At the command center of Cliff Castle, elves in various uniforms bustled about the space reminiscent of an opera house auditorium. Army green, navy white, air force blue, bureaucratic yellow, with stand collars, open collars, interspersed with a dozen suits and work clothing.
This was far from ordinary. In order to prevent chaos and overlapping responsibilities, interactions between departments had to go through formalized official documents and relevant channels. This was also one of the reasons why the intertwined corporations, Wehrmacht, and Alfheim could cooperate smoothly without the kind of factional strife and bureaucratic maneuvers seen in Charlemagne.
The current break from routine had another cause.
