He was not even aware of why he cared so much about the swordsman but the fact that an important soldier could be lost before the war did not make him feel comfortable.
Many of the sorcerers in the kingdom will find it very easy to master the portal spell and make a portal talisman but it was a forbidden spell and only sorcerers in high places were allowed to use it in important times.
So, all the sorcerers meeting in the school of wizardry used normal means of transportation even though they wished they could just use the portal, and the road was filled with their guards stationed around to prevent them from getting hurt.
