Synopsis

The weight of the decision settled upon Judge Roban like a physical burden. He reviewed the official report, the stark details of his disciplinary hearing laid out before him. The outcome was not what he had hoped for. Meanwhile, in the shadowed heart of the city, Riffaut vanished. A fleeting glimpse, a whispered rumor – then nothing. The raid had been successful, yet the one man they sought remained elusive, swallowed by the urban labyrinth. The city held its breath, unaware of the rippl