“Why? Can’t we just pop over there quickly and check things out?”
“No, because it’s a huge area covered in dense, monster-infested jungle,” Daimen told him. “I can only teleport us to a few places there in a safe and reliable manner. The rest of the way we’ll have to walk, and I don’t feel safe doing that with only three people. I’m good, and I’m guessing you and Zach are too, but that’s not enough. Even the best mage is vulnerable to surprise attacks, and there is plenty of opportunity for that here.”
“I thought you said you had it narrowed down to one spot,” Zorian pointed out curiously.
“Well, relative to the huge swaths of jungle that cover the entire region?
Yeah, I did,” Daimen said, a little defensively. “It’s still a lot of ground to cover, though. Why do you think I’ve been st
