Present

Bryan stood at the top of the Damascus Clock Tower—well, almost at the top—as his hands tightly gripped the railings of the platform he was standing on. His eyes shone brightly as he surveyed the vast landscape of the city.

"Amazing!" He marveled from the bottom of his heart. The narrow cobbled streets along with the beautifully built houses and buildings took his breath away.

The sun hadn't risen yet but the night view of the city speckled with bright dots of lights that shone from the various street lampposts had a different charm to it.

Bryan stared at the beautiful scenery for a few minutes in a daze. He then shook his head and sighed, "It would be nice to share this beautiful view with someone."

He smiled bitterly for a moment but then all of a sudden his eyes lit up. He activated the rune mark on his forearm and mentally transmitted a message, 'Benny, can you come to my location?'