DRAKENFELL — WAR ROOM
Colonel Varflarous entered the war room at a pace that communicated the information he was carrying had an expiration date and the expiration was approaching.
Tiberon was at the head of the table. Dex was beside him.
Varflarous stopped at the end of the table. "The prisoner transport to Maximus South was intercepted two hours ago on the eastern road."
Tiberon's eyes lifted from the document in his hand.
"Dark magic," Varflarous continued. "Mage screen deployed across a quarter-mile stretch. Guards were neutralized before they could send a signal. The reinforcement horn was triggered by a perimeter ward, which is the only reason we received notification at all."
"Casualties," Tiberon said.
