The dawn broke over the Outlands, cold and gray.
I stood on the roof of the council building, my eyes scanning the horizon. The sky was heavy with clouds, the air thick with the promise of rain. Somewhere out there, a new enemy was gathering his forces. Somewhere out there, the next battle was taking shape.
But I wasn't going to wait for him.
I was going to find him.
"Aldric." A voice came from behind me. I turned. It was a young woman named Claudia. She'd joined us a few months ago, a refugee from one of the Outland settlements. "The scouts are back. They've found the new leader's location."
"Who is it this time?"
"His name is Lucius. He's taken control of the corporations. He's hiding in the old citadel in the eastern sector."
"Then we go."
"Alone?"
"No." I looked at her, my eye
