The victory in the Whispering Woods was a significant blow to the Serpent's Maw, but Ethan knew it was just the beginning. The Serpent's Maw was like a hydra: cut off one head, and two more would take its place. The enemy's reach was vast, their ambitions far-reaching, and Ethan and his allies were racing against time to prevent a larger catastrophe. The Serpent's Maw's attempts to control the ley lines were escalating, and the more they uncovered, the clearer it became that this was only part of a much larger plan.
Ethan and his team had gathered in the Ravenwood estate's strategy room once more, their expressions grim but determined. Livia spread a series of maps across the table, each marked with the locations of ley lines and the suspected operations of the Serpent's Maw.
