Lind did not stop long at the caverns. He affirmed all were ok and then left again. Hope and Lis were begging him to stay but he smiled and said he had business to take care of.
He could no longer put off a visit to the citadel and take a look at that opening to the Sacred Paths. They had not come yet but they had clearly been in contact with the dragons.
He would not be passive any longer.
He flew off to the west with a promise to return as soon as he could. Orion was still tied up but he doubted the demon would be any trouble anymore.
The ancient forests stretched on but he finally saw signs of small towns before he sensed the first barrier setup to detect intruders.
It was fairly simple and effective but he frowned as he looked at it. It was clearly older than a million years ago. It was likely rebuilt from the original owners of the citadel but whoever maintained it was doing a horrible job.
