The Shapechanger as Mayard urged his flying steed Shyrra nearer Urra and addressed Rhiann, who he thought was Mayard, “Mayard… I can’t shake the feeling like I’m talking to myself. After we rest up at Low Gap and then get to Thynna, how long will we wait to proceed to the Copper Mountains?”
Rhiann as Mayard said, “I’ll address the Council of Thynna and deliver Nona’s ultimatum. The forces of Thynna are to remain outside the Veldt. Visitation to the Seven Wonders will remain at the discretion of each shrine’s stewards.”
The Shapechanger answered, “Boss, even I can tell you the Council isn’t going to go for that s**t. The time of the Old Ones is past. The Three Sisters can’t hold on forever.”
Rhiann replied, “I know. How long will the trek to the Copper Mountains take?”
The Shapechanger said, “Huh? Are you serious, Boss? You’ve traveled with me to deal with the miners eight times. How fast we get there depends on how good our transportation is. When you had purple enigmas pulling the carts from Thynna the trip took two weeks. Blue nus and red machis are stronger and faster. Purple enigmas are hard to figure out and harder still to predict. If we are carrying finished goods to the miners, I’d suggest we get phi gamms to pull the wagons. They’re strongest. Of course, it be nicer if you just used a Teleportation Spell to get us to the mountains or else reconsider the decision about the Cloudmares.”
Rhiann dug into his knowledge gained from his great uncle and remarked, “Sorcerers easily learn low-level Teleportation Spells. Teleportation only works over short distances and enables the caster to carry nothing. The caster arrives at his destination nude and defenseless, and this presents problems. Word of Return Spells only permit returning to one’s sanctuary, though this valuable dweomer allows some encumbrance; that is, the caster can carry some of his stuff with him! Teleportation and Word of Return enable escape and little else.”
Shapechanger Mayard conceded, “Arriving naked wouldn’t impress the miners.”
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