“Hawkeye – it’s Terciel. Some odd events have been occurring around Irwell and I think our old friend has something to do with it.

I just got wind of a wrecked airship, but when we got there for a rescue attempt some very unfriendly armed men told me to leave again. They looked like they’d broken into your workshop and stolen some designs – Byzantium-powered lightning-guns with quick-replace cores and an external indicator of readiness.

In addition, someone called Ryle sent me a message as we were leaving – says he knows you from Four Peaks – and says the cargo they were running is bound for Earth and the people they picked it up from were in full Nightmare protective gear. All of which makes me nearly certain something is up. Batten the hatches, brother. Storm’s on the horizon."

The mechanical bird closed its beak, finishing the recital of Hawkeye’s brother’s message that it had given in an eerily human-like voice.