With the handshake between Travis and Felix completed, so too was Travis' involvement in this divine conspiracy now firmly cemented. If Felix was in fact acting out-of-line against the Catholic Church, it was potentially evident that Travis may wind up in the cross-hairs by
the Church itself. While ending up on anyone's bad-list was something he would very much avoid, his recent entanglement with Salem disciples however may have already painted a target on his back. With that logic in mind, he was
technically a dead man anyway.
As Felix had mentioned, he was still organizing the rest of the individuals whose names and locations were divinely written on his list and thus seeking to not waste time, summoned a set of portals before he and Travis. Magical gateways that can interconnect separate locations together was something of a brief study for Travis. The art was very advanced and demanded quite a bit of concentration from new beginners. Most of all, the location of which the portal would conjoin would need to be known by the user. While Travis had often speculated that the exact location and probably accurate global positioning along with a visual of the target place would be required to create an mana-produced wormhole to conjoin the locations together, Felix on the other hand demonstrated he simply needed a rough address to get where he needed to be. Already, Travis was very impressed with this Arch-mage who had very easily outclassed many of the instructors and tutors as the Societas Academia.
Felix explained that the portal before Travis was a two-way gateway that connected to a mansion that he and the others would stay at, likely for the duration of this just mission they've been fatefully lead to. With a friendly social salute, Felix then departed through the other portal in order to meet with his next client about to realize their destiny. With Felix's one-way portal collapsing behind him, Travis turned to his portal to the mansion and gazed upon it, marveling at its architecture of swirling mana.
"Most impressive." Travis commented as he instinctively produced a small notepad, naturally intending on studying it.
Unfortunately a reminding thought however re-advised him where he needed to be. Turning around to his make-shift lab cluttered with various research papers, desks, and other instruments necessary for his work, he quickly knew what was needed to perform first before heading to the mansion. With a sigh, he set to work packing his belongings.
Just as Felix's portal closed behind him, so did the portal Travis passed into, stepping out on to the new environment. Travis would have questioned why the mansion was located in Redwood National Park, the same park Societas Academia was secretly located in too, but considering the man was clearly in a hurry obviously, that question would have to wait. Then again, the park did cover over 176 square miles; plenty of distance to go unnoticed and very likely were there barriers setup by Felix to dissuade any unwanted attention.
Smart...
While carrying an unusually shaped chest strapped over and under his shoulders like a backpack, Travis made his way to the large wooden mansion clearly - to him - made from the same trees the place was plentifully surrounded by. The mansion itself look more like a pleasant and quiet getaway resort than something he would expect a highly ranked church official would own; but perhaps everyone had their own tastes that strayed from the norm. Upon reaching the front door, Travis noticed it was slightly cracked open, hinting that it was recently used. It was very likely it may have been left that way unintentionally by one of the earlier arriving guardians. Not giving it too much though, the proceeded inward, gently pushing the door aside in the process.
As it was impressive on the outside, so true was the interior - designed by through the same oak as the exterior of the mansion. Travis could make out finally crafted furniture displayed expertly throughout the floor he was on. In fact, it was almost as if there were many living room spaces here and designed around a just-as-impressive kitchen. Taking the size of the size of the place too, he was sure there were many decorative wonders he has yet to lay his eyes on. The idea made him eager to visit and claim one of the rooms sooner than later.
Suddenly hearing voices echoing nearby, Travis decided to knock on door, hoping to gain the occupants' attention, especially if they were his fellow guardians.
"Hello?" Travis called out, "I presume this is the gathering place our friendly crazy-sounding Arch-Magi has shown us to?"
@Skelace@dndragons
