Summer 966 MC
"Remind me again why only the six of us are going?" asked Hayley. "Surely we could take more?"
"It"s a simple matter of energy," explained Aubrey. "While it"s possible to bring more people using the spell of recall, it would require additional magic to do so."
"So Albreda would have less left to use against Kythelia?"
"Exactly."
"And why Her Majesty?"
"That," said Albreda, "is none of your concern."
"We"re going into a place from which none of us might return. I think we"ve earned a little trust, don"t you?"
"She"s right," said Anna. "You should explain your reasoning."
The Druid sighed. "Very well. This all relates to a vision I had some months ago."
"You never mentioned it," said Aubrey.
"For good reason. I saw this very group standing beneath the Dome."
"And?"
