The Great Ugor's body and power made it next to impossible for Mandra to see through him with her current strength. Her eyes were good. They were better than Zach's, thanks to all the time she had spent with them. That was why she knew that if she tried to use more of their strength to pry into the Great Ugor's secrets forcibly, it would put a strain on both her and Zach.
She wouldn't mind straining herself, but she didn't know how much she could push Zach's petrification. He was more durable than before, but he wasn't indestructible. She would have to offset the strain by reducing the magical energy she was using.
Weakness in exchange for insight. But the insight she would gain would be useless without her current strength.
Mandra exhaled and focused.
The Great Ugor reached for her head with a hand like an iron claw. Her lightning restraints had barely slowed him down.
