Returning to Kaduria didn't take long. During his travels, Lith had made sure to memorize landmarks at fixed intervals. They allowed him to use Warp Steps to cross dozens of miles in the blink of an eye.
It required a huge expenditure of mana, but that was nothing that a single use of Invigoration couldn't fix. While using his breathing technique, Lith noticed that despite how the ruins of the lost city were exactly as he had left them, they felt different.
Brigadier General Vorgh had deactivated the barrier, letting the world energy flow through the land again. There were still no small animals or insects, not even grass had come to reclaim Kaduria.
Yet by looking at the debris, Lith felt a sense of peace spreading through his being. Like he had healed an ugly scar that had disfigured that place for too long.
He took out his army communicator and called his handler.
