First to Level 40

Kael delivered his proposal with the same casual ease he might have used to discuss the weather.

Alexis, however, understood the weight behind his words.

There was no hesitation in his voice, no need to raise it or dress his intentions up in polite language.

He simply laid out what he wanted, secure in the knowledge that he possessed the strength to make it happen.

Strip away the details, and the arrangement was simple. Every major guild trying to establish itself around Frostwatch would eventually need a high-level territory.

Those bases offered advantages that ordinary settlements couldn't match, from stronger defenses to better infrastructure and greater opportunities for long-term development.

Kael intended to control the supply.

If a guild wanted one of those territories, it could try taking it by force. If it had the strength to defeat him and his forces, it could claim the prize for itself.