"It's probably best to stay here for now. We have a lot to take care of already, so having to move out and make more preparations would make things even harder" Aura explained.

"We do. I'll also get that string and the other stuff you mentioned" Caex said. He quickly left and returned with the measuring tools and a piece of parchment. He also brought a scale with some weights. "I thought it might be good to weigh Auryn as well."

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"There's more than one way to create a new spell, but from what I understand, it involves trying out a number of things and experimenting. I asked my mother about that a long time ago, and I remember her saying something about going with what attempts work and not trying the unworkable ones again. It is hard, from what I understand" Larek explained. "An easier way to do it is to combine elements of spells one already knows and see what the new effect is."

"The illusions keep the city safe from attackers, who can't tell where the defenders are or what they're even shooting at, if they have catapults and the like" Veax said.

"Maybe something that has an outdoors section? The moon will look beautiful against the ocean" Orna added. "Maybe we can get some seafood? There's not a lot of it on the farm" she told Tran.