The cycle continues because we've never given them a reason to stop."
"So we make them stop," Jorghan continued, his voice carrying quiet certainty.
"We take a team directly into the Imperial capital. We demonstrate that their borders aren't protection, that their central authority is vulnerable, and that continuing to target elven populations will have consequences they can't ignore."
Patriarch Kal'tun's eyebrows had climbed toward his hairline.
"You're proposing we strike at the heart of the Empire itself? Do you have any concept of the defenses surrounding their capital? The military installations, the magical barriers, the sheer concentration of force they maintain?"
"I have some concept," Jorghan replied dryly.
