Chapter 82: Army Board

The morning sun cast long shadows across the Republic's War Ministry as General Nathaniel Warner and Major Theodore Calloway approached its imposing stone facade. Soldiers stood at attention near the gates, their crisp uniforms reflecting the formality of the occasion. Inside, the sprawling complex housed the uppermost decision-makers of the Great Republic of Amerathia's military—leaders who would decide the fate of Matthew Hesh's revolutionary weapons.

Warner and Calloway carried a stack of meticulously prepared documents and a leather case containing detailed blueprints of the Hesh Model 85 weapons. As they entered the main hall, the sound of their boots echoed across the polished marble floor.

"Are we ready for this, Major?" Warner asked, his tone measured but firm.