Cancun, Palace.
Victor's call with the frontline Chief of Staff, Admiral Horatio Herbert Kitchener, lasted nearly five hours.
Most of the time, Kitchener was reporting, his tone heavy and weary, accompanied by the rustle of map pages turning and the distant background sound of artillery.
Victor mostly listened, occasionally interjecting with a sharp question or remaining silent for a long time.
"In summary, Leader, the 'Hedgehog' tactics have been successful in exhausting and stalling the enemy. Logansport held back the main forces of the England, Germany, and Poland coalition for over 48 hours. Most of our defenders successfully dispersed and broke through. The enemies captured a nearly completely destroyed ruin, full of traps and snipers, at the cost of nearly three hundred casualties and significant losses in technical equipment. Similar situations are playing out on the outskirts of Fort Wayne and southeast of Trehoit."
