Returning from Silver Cross Avenue to the warehouse turned out to be trouble-free, but Shard didn't let the driver take him directly to the warehouse door. Instead, he got off on a nearby street and walked the last stretch carrying the cat.
It was only when he approached the warehouse that he discovered, from a distance, that nothing seemed to be happening in the yard, yet there was a battle going on. Upon closer inspection, it was clearly Dr. Schneider, Luviya, and Dorothy fighting two unfamiliar Eight Rings Sorcerers:
"Attackers again?"
Shard was greatly surprised and wanted to join the battle, but Dr. Schneider urged him to quickly get into the warehouse:
"We're fine, you go inside, the cleric can't suppress it alone!"
"Alright... Diviner!"
