William met Elijah halfway, both men stopping short and staring. Eli saw the larger man's hand tighten into a fist at his side. "Thinking about taking me up on that offer, I see," Eli remarked. There was a long pause before Will sighed, the tension from his muscles draining. "Rain check. How'd you beat us here?"
Eli smirked. "Same way you made it through those gates. Hypnos has an angel in his fan club, it seems. Teleported us -- and you. Brendan is in the process of recruiting a team for New York. You know what it's about?"
William nodded. "Yeah, it's Hypnos. His wife is being held there. Apparently I'm not invited."
Eli shook his head. "Neither is Mac, at least according to Brendan. He wants all Council personnel here. And Will... he's here. Thanatos."
Will frowned. "Than--" a memory sprang to mind. It was only two days ago, but seemed like much longer. Eli had mentioned that name before. His face paled. "Death? Death is here? Where?"
Eli turned and cocked his head behind him, where Mack stood talking to the being. Will immediately rushed past him, jogging over toward the two of them. Davenport shook his head, turning to look at Ashley and Chase. His eyes settled on the latter. "They roped you into this, I see."