The summons arrived simultaneously to all parties who had participated in the original accord.
Not in written form. Not through communication arrays. Through direct cosmic sensing. A pulse from Pertamax that carried a single message: The five-year observation period is concluding. A new accord must be established. All parties are required to attend.
The location was Drak'thar itself. The time was seven days hence.
Owen received the summons through his connection to the cosmic substrate. Yuki felt it as a vibration through her connection to Lord. Gorvax sensed it with the certainty of someone who had been expecting this moment for exactly five years.
"It begins," the ancient Sower said simply when Owen found him in the meditation chamber.
"What begins," Owen asked, though he already knew the answer.
