On the far edge of the tarmac, a camera crew set up, the microphone held carefully by a young female reporter. The lens zoomed in, capturing the prestigious figures assembled like chess pieces waiting for a king to move.
"Good morning, this is Vivian Venn with Union News Live, reporting directly from the Daybreak Airfield. Behind me stands what might be the most extraordinary gathering of power our generation has ever seen: five Guildmasters, the Union Enforcement Commander, and the acting Branch Director of Magecity VI, all awaiting the arrival of a single man."
The camera panned slowly across the line of Guildmasters. Garruk's muscles tensed despite his arms being folded, his gaze fixed on the horizon as if expecting a fight to break out mid-air.
