Ascension

Elsewhere

The old woman smiled pulling her shawl over her shoulders although it was not cold.

"You have made it this far sister. In front of you stands the unknown, many paths and as many destinations, branching in ways that will appear obvious and others complicated. Some times the beaten path is not the one best traveled." She started. "Behind you stretch a line unbroken for two thousand years. That is our gift. That is what we have used to guide our people and serve the Twins. For better and for worse." She stopped as she stared to fade, and her form started to disintegrate, slowly blown away in an unseen breeze.

"Trust you instincts. Trust the lifetime of knowledge of our sisters. And raise the Sand Horde. The Pillars cannot be allowed a foothold in Arcadia any longer. Already the sight of the Twins is obscured." She looked up at the light and lifted her head to the sky as if in penance.

"Hurry back. You are needed. Now more than ever..."