Sometime in the future...

"I can assure you, Usher. This initial attack is merely a diversion." 

Usher turned. He looked at Vione with the utmost seriousness. "You think so?" 

"Yes," Vione replied, taking a deep breath. Her face was incredibly serious. Occasionally, her eyes narrowed as if she were thinking, recalling details of the Nimbria Pack attack they had just fended off. "There are a few things that make me sure this was just a diversion." She paused for a moment, then nodded confidently. "First, this attack was so sudden and with an intensity that doesn't match the Nimbria Pack's usual attack pattern." This time she turned to the leader...