The large conference room on the upper floor of Adventurer Guild Headquarters had been converted into a temporary legal drafting office.
Several stacks of documents occupied the central table, alongside maps of Westmark's fifteen regions, administrative records, financial summaries, and copies of the recommendations issued during the Royal Advisory Council's recent consultation.
Sage stood beside the table, examining a document containing the preliminary structure of the proposed Royal Charter.
King Edmund III had requested the complete proposal for his personal examination, which meant the Guild could no longer rely upon general statements concerning its independence and future expansion.
Every important privilege, obligation, and limitation needed to be expressed in language that the Kingdom's legal institutions could recognize.
