Half an hour later.
Beside the stone platform at the center of the hall, the three sat together. The atmosphere was heavy.
Rainn spread the yellowed beast-hide map on the stone platform and pointed to an area in the east.
"According to the latest report, the area where the Swarm has vanished is still expanding."
Her voice was low, yet clear in the empty hall.
"At first, it was only east of Winterhold. But now, all signs of Swarm activity in the north and south have disappeared too."
"In less than ten days, the Swarm in the outer Abyss wilderness has almost completely vanished."
Cheryl twisted her fingers nervously and asked,
"Rainn, could it be that... something terrifying took over the Hive Domain?"
Aiden shook his head, his deep gaze still fixed on the map.
"The low-level Swarm in the Abyss wilderness are, simply put, only the outermost force of the Hive Domain."
