And speaking of Miranda… the woman had just arrived at the entrance to the valley. He didn’t know if she knew he was there, so he did the polite thing and got up. He bundled up the blanket and the egg as he carried them out the door. Miranda had been meeting with Hank about the newly finished longhouse and who to assign to it. They had gained a small group of fifteen or so survivors who had stumbled on their city by accident. Well, not entirely by accident, as they had a caster with a mana-sensing skill like her own, and he had noticed the peculiarity of the area. That was when she sensed a presence enter the area affected by the Pylon. The massive presence made her shiver internally, and she tried to keep her calm. She already knew from experience that she couldn’t detect when the owner

