"Several reasons. First, the timing fits their pattern. They strike when targets are concentrated, predictable, and distracted. Two hundred of the kingdom's strongest young Evolvers gathered in a controlled space, all of them focused on a competition rather than potential threats, is exactly the opportunity they've exploited in the past."
Alaric took a slow breath.
"Second, there's been almost no sound from them for the past month. They've been completely under the radar. As if they never existed in the first place."
Moon's eyes narrowed, "The calm before the storm. Huh?", muttering under his breath,
"Yes."
Moon's focus drifted for a moment, his mind running through everything he knew about the city's defences.
