Tree City, on the edge of Ishildorin.
Seldan, the Elf Mage who once killed Scout Puki with a lightning strike, walked over an old, decaying wooden bridge and entered an abandoned wooden house.
A wall made of interwoven branches silently slid open to reveal an entrance. Seldan slipped inside and descended a spiral staircase inside the giant tree, eventually pushing open a stone door disguised as a rock wall to enter the familiar hidden chamber.
The Great Tutor and other core members were already waiting inside, their voices and faces indistinct.
As soon as Seldan entered, he asked, "The Forest Patrol Rangers have been watching closely recently. Being summoned in such a hurry now... it's not likely to be good news, is it?"
An Elf closest to him silently pointed his chin toward the stone platform in the center of the chamber.
Seldan looked in that direction and saw a crystal, transparent as ice, flickering with a faint light.
