[i]"Hey!"[/i] a voice exclaimed from feet away, prompting Bellua to turn his head immediately. The irises of his eyes glew a dim shade between red and orange, illuminated by the fire had set up not but moments before. Rising to his feet, he stared in what he could only assume to be the direction from which the voice was coming. Moments passed before that same voice chimed again.

[i]"Can you help me? Do you know where I am?"[/i]

[i]An anomaly,[/i] Bellua thought. [i]A flaw in the plan, cast into my hands. I'll have to adapt accordingly.[/i]

Turning to Callum, he walked over and nudged him lightly. "Rise," he stated, his voice gruff and tinged with the slightest hint of frustration. "We have company."

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Euclid shifted in his spot, grumbling as he slept. An outside force was stirring him from his unconsciousness, but he was still too deep in his dreams to know exactly what it might be.