Nolan stared at the swirling projection before him, hands tightening into fists as he felt his heart begin to pound faster. Even across this impossible distance — outside his villa in Silver Blade City — he could sense the deadly tension coiled inside that tower. Every muscle in his body was taut with a mixture of fear and worry. Calien, Erik, and their chief, Varros, were there, face to face with something that could crush them like insects.
They're going to die, Nolan thought, pulse thudding in his ears. They're strong, but whatever's up there…
And then the image shifted as something emerged slowly from behind the beggar.
