(No doubt about that!)

...Otherwise, we go to war." The elf's face turned serious, dark even, for a second. "This was simply the last resort. As for this city, Pelanis, is the headquarters for a most important and secret alliance. It is for this reason that Alec and I brought you here." He laid his hand on the ominous door and a strange red light glowed out from where his palm touched. As second later, the sound of gears clacked and screeched from behind the door as it began to slide open.

The girl swallowed hard, a cold feeling stealing over her. Moonshine appeared frozen in place and she wanted to ask if her friend felt this same sense that something terrible might happen, but she feared admitting that in front of the elf. Just as the door cracked open a foot, a crash sounded from inside and then a terrible boom of a voice that could only belong to a....