The Man’s Decree – Chapter 5385

Inside the provisional command post in Breeze Town, candles wavered in the draft, throwing restless shadows across the canvas walls.

Aurelius sat at the head table in rigid control. Jared stood at his right, while Yuliana waited a respectful half-step behind them.

Between the three lay a detailed relief map of Celestia City and its surrounding passes, the parchment holding more weight than any throne.

Aurelius spoke again, softer this time. "Mr. Chance is right... Only unity can break the current deadlock."

He tapped the map with a finger. "To the west, Sunset Pass is held by Brendon Velez, my own protégé. His loyalty is ironclad... In the southeast, Purdina Barracks answers to Rodney Decker, whose family has long prospered under the crown and will never bow to Ieuan. And though Tredarin, commander of the Intelligence Agency, remains in Celestia City, he has just sent word that he has covertly secured half the secret agents. He awaits only a signal to snap into action."