“Are you sure you weren’t followed by anyone there?”

“Yes Alpha, we used the secret passageway on the left wing. Even if they managed to follow us out to the tower, we would have sensed their presence once they passed through the gardens.”

“Alright. The Elders are all here in the ballroom but you never know if they’ve sent someone out to tail you.”

Ma’Heron was slowly waking up, but as he listened intently to the conversation he was overhearing, he decided to play dead. This was quite easy to do since it seemed he and his “companions” were in total darkness.

“How long will they be staying there, Boss?”...