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43: The Council's Auditor
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2025-10-29 11:51:32Thousands of miles away, in a sterile, minimalist office that overlooked the snow-dusted peaks of the Swiss Alps, a man stared at a screen displaying a complex web of financial transactions. The man's name was Lorian, and he was a pureblood werewolf of the Fenrir Council. But he carried no claws or fangs into his work. His weapons were spreadsheets, forensic accounting software, and a mind that moved with the cold, relentless logic of a glacier. His title was simply 'The Auditor'.
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