Lucan spent the night in his new fortress. When he woke the next morning, the new shadow elf subordinates were already hard at work repairing the damages sustained to the building during the conflict.
He stood atop the tallest tower looking out towards the dark territory. In the distance a best ler out a roar sending several birds into the air as the fled the area. This was a common occurrence inside the dark territory. Luckily the truly powerful being preferred to stay deeper inside the dark territory where the light of day couldn't reach.
Even though only weaker beasts and creatures inhabited the outer layer of the dark territory, it didn't mean that they wouldn't be a threat if they assaulted the fortress in numbers.
Looking below, he could see the shadow elves clearly following his orders. There was a good number of elves on the fortress wall and they all kept a watchful eye focused on the dark territory.