The message from the Last Orchard remained open above the core table.
Max read the final sentence again.
[I need to know whether your concord exists only when cooperation is convenient.]
Merrit responded first.
[The concord has existed for less than an hour. You are asking us to define an emergency obligation before we have completed our first scheduled review.]
Dagar's answer appeared beneath it.
[The age of the agreement does not change the threat. Open a direct channel.]
Max looked across the table at Anna and Quin. The two gates used by the Iron Redoubt and the Thousand Works had already closed. Their Dungeon Masters were back inside their own territories, but the shared channel allowed the conversation to continue without reopening them.
"He knew enough about the concord to contact us immediately." Anna said.
