"Macindaw... yes, it was overrun, but we're not sure how. Araluen is probably under attack by now. And I would send anyone you can. We have a full-scale invasion on our hands."
Halt comes in to hear these last few words. He instantly starts thinking. "So that's why Crowley stayed at the castle..."
"Yes sir. He thought the northern border was weak."
"I was contacted to cancel the Gathering if I thought it was logical." Will confesses. "But I didn't have a reason to."