The massive, oppressive silhouette of the Branch Leader shifted within the clouds, and in the next millisecond, he materialized in the courtyard, not a single speck of dust disturbed by his landing. He looked at Ethan, then walked directly toward the open doors of the training chamber. This entire event was too strange, too fundamentally impossible to simply walk away without a thorough, invasive investigation.
His heavy boots thudded against the stone steps, a sound designed to announce his authority.
