{"O divine art of subtlety and secrecy!"}
Deputy General Tiger's voice cut through the tension in the room, firm and resolute. "I'll send my best guards and men to shadow you."
I shook my head, barely acknowledging his suggestion. "If you send your enforcers, General Steel is bound to find out." I leaned forward, my gaze fixed on Tiger. "He is already keeping a close watch on Alpha Tor and me. He is suspicious, trying to figure out what we are planning or if we are watching Elder Colbat or Aqua too closely."
The words weighed heavily, a gnawing certainty rising in me. "And I have a feeling there are more spies like Rowan—families taken hostage, forced into submission with that vampire mind-controlling bug." My hands clenched the thought of those forced bonds stirring a deep, simmering anger in me. "We need to root out the traitors—everyone in the army, and especially the enforcer guards."
