In Due Course

[Ascendancy]

It was impossible for Hendrik to follow the two men all the way to the lake. He was, however, able to follow them through the last of the train stops. He had no need to arouse suspicion by going any farther than a few buses trading towns. If the two men going to the lake lived to return, they would pass along the only route back to civilization, and he would know of it. Of course, it wasn't out of mere curiosity that meant someone like Hendrik tracked their movements. Noah was an ally educated in the darker ways of the world, and he did not survive what he encountered at the lake. Memento mori. There was little hope for two ignorants, but their demise would be educational in and of itself. Hendrik waited.