Chapter 79: Hostage Exchange

Elara's POV

Krueger's patience was visibly wearing thin, his earlier smugness giving way to thinly veiled irritation.

"You need to guarantee no factories will be built in this region," Vander said, pointing to a section of the document with deliberate slowness. "Any industrial development would pollute the entire ecosystem."

Krueger drummed his fingers against the stone table, checking his watch f