The whole bloody world had gone insane.

They were taking children. Women, men, and little babes right out of their bedrooms. He'd seen the aftermath, the sobbing family members left behind. The frightened helplessness in their eyes.

For now, he'd avoided the mountain, but he knew they wouldn't be able to justify such caution for much longer. By the time he saw Nina, with murder in her eyes and power crackling off of her like ozone, he'd made up his mind.

"Oi," he said, calling through a gust of wind. "What's happened, love?"