The three women stood and stared at him for a long moment, before the two of them took a few steps away and returned to watching Pete and the other odd people in the area. The third, one that he hadn't met before, nodded slowly.<br/>"You know about as much as we do. Something happened here, something bad, and a hole was opened enough for a noble to come through. We think it's a Baron. There were shockwaves, before and during the event... like a ripple of energy, flowing outwards across the city and triggering every node we knew about, and some we didn't. Nothing serious, so far, but we think he's... well... like trapped, in the hole."<br/><br/>She took a deep breath.<br/>"The focus is a woman. I think she's a receptive... he's colonised her, but her will is strong enough to hold him back for now. The things going on in there... they're kind of the fight she's having with him. I think we might have to kill her."<br/>The last sentence was matter-of-fact, only a tightening at the corners of her eyes suggesting that she wasn't happy with the idea.