"Aurora?" He asked bewildered and stared at the three men.
"Yes." Answered Alpha Steve. "Here. They will be in better position to give you answers." Alpha Steve stood up from beside him and went to stand aside.
One of the men moved forward and spoke up, "my name is Markus and I am a sage from time immemorial."
"What?" Matthew hand stared at him stupified. "How long are we speaking of here?" He could not help but to ask the question on the minds of others that have heard same thing but could not ask.
"I can say as old as time itself." Markus boasted, "But a little younger than time." His pride seems to deflate a little.
"Just a little." He demonstrated with his fingers. His companions cleared their throat and looked away, shaking their heads at his vanity.
"I'm not vain." He retorted sharply, then looked down at Matthew's face and saw him looking at him askance. He cleared his throat and glared at his companions.