Elwin's quest was not going well. He hadn't found the blond man, and he hadn't had more dreams about it. He had seen his sister talking to a boy like the man from his vision and, red in the face, approached her about it. but, when he went to ask her, she wasn't in her room. He found her on the stairs, and she saw him and pressed a finger to her lips. He heard talking, and he realized his parents and Aunt and uncle were going to Exile. He pushed his sister down the stairs, and then walked straight into the kitchen...