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Danton stood in the shade of three old gnarled oaks, idly watching Jarand’s army while some distance deeper in the woods behind him, Navira conferred with Caroman and Stormaway, waiting to hear that Kosar and Jarand had reached a resolution.
A faint thrumming in the air signalled the arrival of Singing Bird and Ancient Oak into the Lost Forest. Danton breathed a sigh of relief. At last the waiting was over. He walked over to join the three wizards, but well before he reached them he could see they were agitated. Then a cry of outrage issuing from his beloved stopped him in his tracks. Alarmed, Danton picked up his pace as all three wizards started speaking at once.
Perhaps most shocking of all, the three fell silent as Danton reached them.
“What? What has happened?” Danton demanded.
