The group had now left their camp behind, their armour clanking as they approached the foot of the mountain.
Aisha, walking in front with her wand ready, spoke in a low steady voice.
"Alright, to summarize again, by our estimate, there should be around two hundred members inside. The last scouting report confirmed the mountain has only one visible entry, but has several tunnels below that go all over. And also the one entry point hasn't opened since yesterday. That means everyone is already inside."
Cassius walked behind her, his cloak dragging faintly across the dirt.
"That really is strange." He said thoughtfully. "Two hundred members inside one mountain? Even if they wanted the ritual to have more power, you'd think they'd leave at least a handful on guard duty. A few low-rank mages, a sentry or two. Anything."
He frowned, eyes narrowing toward the jagged cliffs in the distance.
