The storm continued throughout the night, covering the Veyr Estate in darkness and rain. Lightning flashed across the distant mountains while thunder rolled through the valleys below. By dawn, however, the weather was no longer the only thing weighing heavily over the clan.The council had been summoned.Every senior elder, high-ranking mage, and branch representative gathered inside the ancient council hall. The atmosphere felt tense from the moment the meeting began. No one spoke casually. No one exchanged greetings.Everyone knew why they were there.At the center of the chamber floated a projection of the estate's current condition. Fractured mana pathways glowed across the image like cracks spreading through glass. Several stabilization systems remained offline while predictive networks continued producing contradictory results."The situation is deteriorating," one elder stated grimly. "Every report confirms it."Another el