two in the morning
He heard a noisy group of Hunters making a sweep around the mountain . He avoided them easily in the darkness , and continued climbing . Soon there was no sound except the steady rush of wind across the cliffs . It was perhaps two in the morning ; only three more hours until dawn . In the small hours of the morning it began to rain , lightly at first , then in a cold torrent . This was predictable weather for Omega . Predictable also were the towering thunderheads that formed over the mountains , the rolling thunder , and the vivid yellow flashes of lightning .