Chapter 149

Irene's POV

The final piece of the defense plan clicked into place.

I stepped back from the table, surveying our work. Maps covered every surface. Troop positions marked in careful ink. Supply routes highlighted. Communication checkpoints noted.

It was comprehensive. Thorough. The product of days of collaboration between Karson, Ken, and me.

Now we just had to survive long enough to execute it.

"It's done," Ken said, rolling up one of the smaller maps. "I'll distribute copies to the sector comm