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Ternoc noticed that Ardasa wasn't very enthusiastic about the trip. While he suspected that seeing so much of his city made her cynical about her chances of cementing a long-term alliance, he also suspected that she was tired, given that she was walking somewhat slowly and her tail drooped down. After so much walking, it wouldn't have surprised him if her feet were sore as well, but he didn't comment on that.

"That tower? Oh, don't worry about it. That one belongs to one of my city's most powerful warmages. He's under contract to help my armies out in war. In exchange, I've granted him a license to perform certain experiments. Of course, he's proven that he knows what he is doing, otherwise I wouldn't have even considered it. If I had to guess, he's working on a new attack spell, one which makes use of a prismatic spray to unleash a variety of dangerous effects on their targets, much like the spells cast by beholders. It's an area which Hekaga is somewhat behind in, I must admit. Our mages have't kept up as well as they should have since Dememoras' fall, so I welcomed his proposal to develop new spells, provided he share them with other authorized warmages. Bottom line, it shouldn't be a threat."