Harlan was standing in the command tower of the Motherwolf, the airborne warship's engines roaring as they hovered at the edge of Kromkarie's border. It was a waiting game now, Harlan had received a request from the Predorian rescuers to provide a peaceful escort. This was a request the northern king was happy to honour, his father had always preached that needless bloodshed was exactly that: needless.