Bron was calling for Shorty all through the night, but there was no sign of him. Grandma Longneck was up at the crack of dawn, and soon found Bron up on the Great Wall, looking into the Mysterious Beyond. She saw small footmarks leading out of the Great Valley, and her face hardened when she saw what direction they were headed in.
"Please tell me he didn't..." she started, looking at Bron.
"I have a bad feeling he did," he answered, still staring straight ahead of him. "I've failed..." The tracks were headed straight in the direction of the Shadowlands.