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There were people of all shapes and sizes, some that seemed too short to be human, and others seemed inhumanly large. One looked like he had bark rather than skin, and leaves rather than hair. A few had unnatural skin and hair colors. Les had never seen so many different types of beings before, neither together nor separately. Les looked around amazed. Everyone sat silently watching them. Waiting for something. Her face began to burn. She wasn't used to so much attention. She felt out of place and ill prepared to be here. She wondered if they were waiting for her to say something. She had nothing to say. She still didn't fully understand what was going on. Then Grant stepped forward and addressed the room. His voice booming loudly so that all could hear him.

"My friends. I want to thank you for gathering on such short notice. As we all know, times are troubled. And the people will soon be in need of hope. Brought here today, by one of our own order is the one we have long discussed and hopefully, been waiting for." He looked over at Talon and gave her a slight nod. She returned the gesture. Then he scanned the room looking for a specific face. "Where are the seers?" As answer to him, the lock tumbled in the door behind them and it once again opened inward.