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[Monta Republic]
[Steel Fort]
John Servette, Member of Parliament, pushed open the window and gazed outward from his new office. The view of the bustling reconstruction efforts in the southern urban areas of Steel Fort unfolded before his eyes.
He glanced at the sky.
"Rain is coming."
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[Palatu Republic]
[Rainbow Creek]
The news of the military coup in Guidao City had reached Rainbow Creek.
The senior officials in the military government had yet to reach a consensus on the impact of the coup; they were even more divided on how to respond to its implications.
One military commissioner at the Palatu-Federated Provinces border demanded reinforcements, while another from the north bank of the Ashen Stream River refused to weaken river defenses;
surrender advocates began dropping insinuations, while the younger, radical faction shouted demands for a preemptive strike against the Federated Provinces.
