Ian was left astonished by his whole story. He could not find anything to utter for a few minutes before he finally asked, "Sometimes you scare me by the things you keep from me. It is like you are my best friend yet you sound like a stranger sometimes, seriously how do you even do this?" He said as he laughed with surprise the story gave him.
"I was not alone. In fact, I was never alone my friend. Everyone of you have played a part in all this. Although I never told anyone of my strategy before, but you all have been a part of this from the start." He appreciated everyone's support and then stared at the forest.
"By any chance did you already know what he wanted from us?" Ian conjectured.