Morning light settled gently over the Adventurer Guild. Tall windows along the hall filtered sunlight into pale slants, painting the marble floor with hues of gold and white.
The air was calm, almost lazy, carrying faint scents of coffee, ink, and polished stone. Beyond the thick walls, Gryphon District was already alive, vendors calling out, hooves striking the road, distant chatter rising and falling like a tide, but inside the Guild, there was a rare stillness.
The lounge area remained quiet. Steam rose from a porcelain cup resting on the low table between two sofas. Bonsai plants stood in silent symmetry at the corners, their tiny leaves unmoving. Everything about this space radiated comfort, stability, and order.
Sage sat alone on one of the sofas. His posture was relaxed, but his eyes were unfocused, fixed somewhere far beyond the hall and beyond the city.
"Dungeon detected."
The system notifications still echoed in his mind.
