They could have stayed longer.
They could've stirred the pot, leaned into the circus, let the cameras swarm them, and milked the attention for every drop of publicity.
Kaiden knew better than most how to play an audience. And so did his girls.
Drama, buzz, trending waves - all of that was their playground.
But they didn't do any of it this time, doing their utmost to appear as professional awakened combatants.
Why?
Because every single one of them respected what they were walking into.
A high-danger zone.
A hotspot that had chewed up and spat out awakened far stronger than they currently were.
A battlefield where one wrong move meant someone died.
They weren't level 100 giants strolling in to flex.
They weren't even level 50.
The six of them were talented, ambitious, coordinated, and had some unique advantages, yes. But they were also painfully aware they were not untouchable.
