A particular discovery chilled him, all magical communication was being blocked.
The empire had deployed a field, an expansive artificial barrier that interfered with any transmission born of magic. Messages from the wandering godlings never reached the Misty Land. Attempts from Ethan's side were intercepted the moment they left his borders.
The only method still viable through the empire's interference was physical contact, face-to-face communication, passing words through human messengers or vampire agents disguised as such.
This meant the godlings had been signaling to him the entire time.
They had been trying to explain themselves and he had heard nothing.
Worse, they may had likely assumed Ethan was ignoring them.
The thought of it made Ethan's jaw tighten. The godlings had been trying to come to him and the empire had stood in their way. Worse even, there was nothing accidental about it.
The news struck Ethan and his council like a hammer blow.
