The sudden arrival of the three Earth youngsters at the Olympus arena sent a ripple of unease through the gathered factions. The blinding light that heralded their entrance had erupted in the very same place where the Kronos Patriarch had vanished. The coincidence was too sharp to ignore, and suspicion immediately clouded the air.
The Kronos elites rose in anger, demanding answers. Klea and the other Earth magus wasted no time. They formed a protective front around the three young figures. To avoid bloodshed, Magus Alliance officials quickly asserted authority, announcing that a joint investigation would be launched, with themselves as lead arbiters.
Only months ago the three youngsters had been reported missing during their Magus Academy mission on the planet Valaryn. Now, inexplicably, they returned not as acolytes, but as fully ascended into the magus realm.
