**INT. TAVERN BACK ROOM - CONTINUOUS**
The back room is filled with maps and temporal equipment. Elara closes the door behind them.
What do you need, Aris?
We need to secure the temporal anchor points before Chronos does. There are three in the city.
Elara studies the locator's holographic display.
I can help with that. But first, tell me why you're really here. And why you brought him.
She nods toward Valentine.
My name is David Valentine. I'm a Chrono Shifter. I found the temporal key at a Chronos lab. They killed a man to get it back.
Elara's expression shifts, becoming more serious.
A Chrono Shifter working with Aris Thorne. That's either a very bad omen or the best thing that's happened to this timeline in years.
She turns to a console, pulling up schematics.
The anchor points. One is at the old power station downtown. One is beneath the Chronos tower itself. And the third... that's the problem.