Kael pulled Bruce closer, startling him. “Bruce, this is important,” he said quietly. “I’m afraid we need to talk right now.”

“Uhm..okay.” Bruce said as he followed him to a corner—far enough from where Xavier and Ace stood.

“What is it?” Bruce asked, sliding his hands into his pockets.

Bruce studied Kael closely. He hadn’t seen him this tense in a long time. Kael was usually calm, collected—never this anxious. Something was clearly wrong. And the only thing that he ...