The man blinked, seeming to come out of shock. "Bears started to come out of that rift immediately after its appearance. Attacking everyone in their sight. It was chaos."
"Who contained the beasts? I see many corpses littering the floor."
The man looked confused. "It was a young kid, maybe eighteen or slightly older. He had a staff, used fire and earth magic. He killed everything. Even that." He gestured to the grizzly's corpse.
Isabelle's blood ran cold. "One awakener? Are you certain?"
"Yeah. Just him. He fought all of them alone. Was incredible. Must be a second sanctuary awakener to be that strong, right?"
Isabelle nodded. A second sanctuary awakener would make sense for this level of carnage, but they are rare, valuable and busy.
Perhaps it was a travelling Second Sanctuary awakener, who managed to help in time.
"What did he look like?"
"Uh, average height, dark hair, wearing a cloak. Had a wooden staff. Young face."
