In this chapter, Max and Aphillion work tirelessly to scrub barnacles from the ships at the docks, while further down the coast at Drelmouth Bay, over a thousand warriors of the Old Path gather by firelight to prepare for war. In the center of their camp, the command tent becomes a place of strategy and trust, where key leaders like Armor, Aldrich, Orden, and others share a tense meal, discuss the looming threat of Beelzebub’s forces, and wrestle with doubts, loyalty, and the weight of prophecy.
