He should not have brought Vincent along. That was the one mistake he made and that is why this is happening.
Mikeal and Ivanna had gone out on the search for Vincent and Finn. He told Dustin to stay behind in case any one of them came back or someone from the noble faction came to request his presence.
In his search for Vincent and Finn, Mikeal started by spreading his vine influence through the area covered within the inner walls, allowing him to grasp every inch without actually being there himself.
He was about to spread his influence through the outer walls as well when he caught the presence of the two within the inner walls.
Mikeal did not care how much mana he was going to expend to cover the whole capital grounds. As long as it would get him what he wanted, the ways did not matter, nothing did.
