C11 Assessment and Claim

(POV: Mateo Castillo)

Across the excessive gleam of polished mahogany and blinding crystal, Santiago Montoya held court like a dying king clinging desperately to his crumbling throne. The tremor in his hands wasn't just age; it was weakness, palpable beneath the fraying tapestry of his authority. He spoke of shipments and territories with the remembered cadence of command