"Human?" He chuckled to himself. "I left my humanity behind long ago. I am something . . . different now. My identity at this time is unimportant. What is important is that both of you must rally your people and arm yourselves. The cries of conflict echo upon the winds. Blood is necessary to live, yes, but the blood that I'm referring to is not with the quarrel of the Knights, but of a greater danger that lies within the heart of this land. You know of what I speak, young Tobias, but of your friend Cuan, he is still left in the dark."