Chapter 5 — "Margins and Receipts"
But peace has a way of splintering. Not all monster girls favored subtlety. A group led by a towering harpy pressed for control, for a reordering that would place the Hinterkin above the human settlements—open dominance rather than quiet coexistence. They saw the takeover as rightful reclamation of lands once shared with their ancestors. Tensions rose like summer thunder.