Hector's cooking

But as quickly as he'd spotted it, the figure vanished into the crowd, leaving Zafron to wonder if he'd imagined the whole thing.

"Zafron?" Sakura's voice broke through his thoughts. "You okay? You look like you've seen a ghost."

Zafron shook his head, trying to clear the uneasy feeling. "Yeah, I'm fine. Just thought I saw... never mind. It's nothing."

But as he turned back to Sakura, forcing a smile onto his face, he couldn't shake the feeling that something had changed. The game, whatever it was, had just gotten a lot more complicated.

[Well, my lord,] Calista chimed in, her tone unusually serious, [it seems our little adventure in the Undercity might be taking an unexpected turn. How exciting. And by exciting, I mean potentially lethal.]

'Thanks for the vote of confidence, Calista,' Zafron thought back, his mind racing. 'Let's just hope we're ready for whatever comes next.'