The Watchers had appeared on the heels of the dragon, the storm that had laid waste to the city, and yet only one of them had chosen to present herself to the city, the three ships waiting quietly in the harbor while the citizens of Aifaran tried to recover. The Watchers, cities beyond the barrier protecting the archipelago, people who offered help but no information. Or help that she had seen. Yet the flurry of activity surrounding the ships led Valdis to believe that there was much that many of them didn't know about the world outside the barrier, and until now, she hadn't really cared. Rumor had it that Melias had been spending time at the Opara Core, rumors that appeared to be quite true. Valdis approached the woman as she left the core.

"Melias?" She asked, "I have some questions for you if you have time."