Chief Stille is in his room at home, smashing anything he can get his hands on. The two women who are usually his playthings can't calm him down. They huddle in a corner, too afraid to move or speak.
"Those bastards! They dare mock me! And that puny little Montrose girl, she dares pretend I smacked her? I'll show you how I usually smack ungrateful, useless girls like you!"
He yanks out his phone.
"It's me. Tell them to run the news."
His knuckles are white from gripping the phone too tightly.
"What do you mean which one?! The one I want!"
He smashes his phone against the floor.
"Why is everyone around me incompetent?!"
"Just you wait, Montrose. You'll come begging to me very soon."
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Somewhere on Mount Helene, the stone gate suddenly pulses. The symbols on the stone arch glow, and then a blinding light flashes.
The symbols fade immediately afterward, and the stone gate returns to its original state. Silent.
Only the nearby animals are gone.
