Silence did not mean peace. The gods were gone, and the world had to learn what it sounded like without them. In these years, Khuviora became a name before it became a homeland—renamed to honor Khuvior, yes, but also to remind survivors why unity mattered. The era’s stories are filled with migrations, ration laws, and desperate bargains. The earliest “neutral ground” oaths were sworn around the Binding site—not out of holiness, but exhaustion. Even rival banners recognized one truth: if the seal failed, banners would not matter.