The high cleric and her bodyguard go outside to address the crowd. While she is speaking there is a shrieking cry from a short distance, as if from a giant bird of prey. Astrek lifts his head off the floor, gives a snort of disdain and goes back to relaxing.
At roughly the same time the young clerics standing watch at the inner doors nearly jump high enough to hit the chandelier as Escalon, Emerius and Maglore suddenly become visible as they enter the invisibility purge.
There are bows and greetings all around. Emerius takes his place at the door with the clerics, nodding silently to them in greeting. He starts to draw his Kovan greatsword but looks at his surroundings and resheathes it with a sigh.
