"Mentor, what is it?" Karin asked as soon as he hurried back to the Violet Citadel.
He was not the only one; Khadgar had come as well.
Their mentor, Archmage Antonidas, stood there with a grave expression, seemingly pondering something...
"Some very unfortunate news: Archmage Alexis has gone missing!" His voice was somewhat low. "He has had no contact with anyone for four months. I strongly suspect he is dead!"
"What!" Both Karin's and Khadgar's expressions changed.
Alexis Froststorm, fifty-one years old, an Eighth Ring Mage of the School of Evocation, served in Dalaran!
"Who would dare provoke Dalaran like this?" Khadgar asked in some surprise.
"It was not mortals..." Antonidas said quietly. "Some suspect demons were responsible!"
After some thought, he decided not to tell his two students the truth Meryl and Nalaras had just told him... It was not that he distrusted them, but that they were both somewhat weak, and there was a possibility they could divulge the secret if someone used mental magic on them.
"Demons?" Khadgar curled his lip. "I thought they were just legends!"
"Could demons be about to invade our world again?" Karin asked at the same time, frowning.
Judging by the timeline, the Dark Portal would probably open before long.
"That is possible!" Antonidas said gravely. "So go to Alexis's Mage Tower now and search for the belongings he left behind. See if you can find any clues."
"Yes, Mentor!" Karin and Khadgar answered in unison.
Archmage Alexis's Mage Tower stood at the southernmost end of Dalaran.
It looked towering and ancient. This Mage Tower had existed for more than three thousand years... It had always been passed down through Archmage Alexis's family, but considering that Alexis had no children, that succession would very likely come to an end!
After discreetly