Morning sunlight streamed through the windows into the meeting room of the North Wind Territory office building. The room was already packed. On the left sat members of the North Wind Guard Camp in neat uniforms, while on the right were the officers of the North Wind Warband. Everyone looked solemn, anticipating the meeting ahead. Dusha, Quintina, and several mage apprentices sat in the front row, looking somewhat restrained.
Ang pushed open the meeting room door and strode inside. His arrival immediately eased the atmosphere, and everyone rose to greet him.
Ang waved slightly to signal everyone to sit, then looked around and said to Dusha with a smile, "Looks like this meeting room really is a little small. It gets crowded when there are too many people."
Dusha immediately stood and nodded. "My lord, once today's meeting is over, I'll arrange for people to begin renovations. We'll make sure the meeting room is more spacious."
Ang nodded in satisfaction, then looked at the officers of the North Wind Warband with amusement in his eyes. "What, didn't sleep well last night? You all have panda eyes. Were you too excited?"
One of the North Wind Warband officers stood up and scratched his head awkwardly. "My lord, this place is even better than you described. My family and I were so happy last night that we couldn't sleep. We kept talking about North Wind Territory's future."
Ang laughed heartily at that. "Hahaha, as long as you like it here. Remember, this is your home. I hope you'll all help build this home and make it stronger and better!"
At those words, the North Wind Warband officers all stood and saluted Ang in unison. "We swear to defend North Wind Territory with our lives!"
Ang waved his hand and said with a