Alan did his best to calm himself back down after leaving the Skulls main base along with Stone and Hemlock. He immediately left the Skulls stifling base went back to his Nest to perch above the city and let the chilly wind cool his nervous hot body. The rapid change in pace from doing nothing to suddenly having an Earth-shattering prophecy to fulfill tossed onto his shoulders, was nearly mentally overwhelming.
Naturally, Ashen One and Wind Talker had also had to come along with them. Though Alan didn’t like the thought of Lady Cassandra’s dogs seemingly keeping tabs on him, he couldn’t turn them away. Though their russet cloaks hid them well Alan guessed from their appearance and stature that they matched him, if not surpassed him, in strength. Until now he only thought that the Hands an
