While Kain returned to the rhythm of school life, his other affairs continued to move in the background. Collin, ever the efficient business manager, expanded his bank account through clever investments and relentless negotiations with those related to Kain's many businesses.
And Darius, the steady anchor of his team, set to work on a different kind of task—recruitment.
It sounded simple enough when Kain had handed down the order: expand the organization, bring in new blood, build a foundation that could last. But the instructions came with shackles. Darius couldn't reveal the truth—that Kain could awaken people as beast-tamers regardless of their lack of affinity. That secret had to stay buried, at least until the recruits proved trustworthy, or rumours would spread like wildfire. Instead, Darius had to find a way to make strangers pledge loyalty and complete missions on vague promises alone.
