Behind a hidden identity, Lucas Ford becomes the spark that pulls Rivermore’s elite affairs world and martial factions into open conflict. Emily Summers asks for divorce, Olivia Jennings shields him without hesitation, and Graham West’s involvement pushes the crisis further. As Elderland’s camp colludes with famed families and his foster family turns against him, Lucas steps forward as the ghost commander, breaks the plot wide open, overawes his rivals, preserves the seal of business order, upholds Drakonia’s dignity, and closes the chapter on old family grudges.