Ambeser was shrouded in ominous clouds, and far south in Tonyger, the atmosphere was equally suffused with the tension of preparing for battle.
After returning to the territory, Brand immediately convened an emergency meeting. The venue for the meeting was chosen in a forest not far from New Valhalla — where the Tree Elves had planted a square surrounded by ten ancient banyan trees. Brand was quite fond of that place, thus commandeering it temporarily as a gathering spot — because of prior notice, almost all the core members assembled, including those who had followed him from the very beginning in Ridenburg.
