Ezra would have laughed if it weren't something to be legitimately terrified of. "That's all I've been doing the past couple of days," he said, reaching up to stroke his hair back, rubbing at the back of his neck nervously, "and I'm still not caught up. I blame the merge on that. But as to what did it, honestly I completely forgot about it. We found a vial at the site, it looked almost like it had blood in it. Anything beyond that, I'd have to ask the alchemists."

He shrugged helplessly. Whatever it had been, it had given Acher and some of his fellows super strength. Not something he wanted as being something to deal with.

"I'm sure Doukas will help you catch up. Don't know him too well, but he and Cuthbert have known each other awhile." Seemed a pretty solid sort of guy. Of course, Ezra had spent most of his time in Zen surrounded by such people, so who was he to say who seemed solid and who didn't?