William stepped out of the portal, still caught up in his thoughts, when he realized he was surrounded by people from all sides, their energy fluttering around in preparation for an attack. Instinctively, he reached for his powers, taking a defensive position.
“Stand down!” a familiar voice shouted and everyone hesitantly lowered their hands. Most of the Ascendants surrounding him were from the group that had gone to the human camp, and all of them looked rattled and uneasy. Peter stepped in front of them, studying him from head to toe. “William?”
“It’s me.” William nodded, letting go of his energy and relaxing his stance. A low murmur rose around him, and he caught Annabel’s name being mentioned a few times.
“What happened?” Peter asked. “Where is…she? What happened over there?”
“That
