A moment later, Ard, Eva, Hardim, Thorena, and Geoffrey entered the military command building. It was a wide, single-story structure that looked like a sprawling medieval facility specifically designed for the military. The atmosphere inside was thick with the scent of oil and iron, made even warmer by a mist of steam that somehow filled the room, compounded by the crowd of dwarves packing the interior. When they reached a set of double doors that looked like a command center or a war room, Hardim pushed them open.
Inside stood four dwarven soldiers who appeared to be high-ranking officers, along with a dwarven man with white hair, a matching beard and mustache, and blue eyes. He wore armor that seemed to be crafted from a blend of platinum and gold. On his back, he carried a massive sword that featured a rifle barrel as its blunt edge—like a bayoneted rifle, but with a wide sword blade extending all the way to the hilt.
"Huh... Thorena? Why are you here?" the man asked.
