Investigation of the hill would reveal that the slope was gentlest in their direction. At the same time, this approach offered the most in the way of boulders or foliage, with the exception of the channel burned out by the siege spell. Circling around to the sides showed two faces that were rather more open, although the steeper of the two did have enough unevenness to suggest that there were blind spots to take advantage of. As for the rear, it certainly had the biggest blind spot of all: the hill's peak became a sharp bluff almost immediately, making it by far the most physically difficult approach.

The hundi mage that awaited them was definitely keeping to her word as the knights scouted the hill, an increased buzzing the [i]only[/i] sign that she was paying attention to their inspection. Of course... if anybody were to actually start [i]climbing[/i] beyond the point the buzzing came audible, the ensuing lightning bolt was a good first warning.

Needless to say, a solo attempt at climbing would find that the barrage rapidly became [i]very[/i] insurmountable.