Get in the Formation, Alex

Alex could sense it once more. The feeling was budding in him and it would take a few hours for it all to actually happen, but the beast horde was in fact coming. 

'Dammit, the timing matches too,' he thought. His previously happy face was now nowhere to be seen. 

The city lord and others saw the change too. 

"Do you not like this gift now?" the City Lord asked. "I can get something else for you if you want me to."

"NO!" Alex shouted. "I mean, no, this is fine. It's better than fine. It's just…" he didn't know what to do. The beast horde was coming and he needed to let the people know, he needed to let the entire empire know. 

"I need to leave," Alex said. "I'm so sorry, but I need to go right now." 

"Did we offend you by any chance?" Lady Mo who hadn't spoken a lot in the conversations asked.

"Not at all. It was an honor to come here. It was an honor to talk with senior Lai too," Alex said. "But  I really need to go right now."