"I have not seen it used since," he agreed. And they certainly could have used it... if it did not take so prohibitively long three rounds? to reach the activation dial, press it, and then return to the fight. "Perhaps if we ask the right way? A request for the current rulers of Torchline to hold activation keys?" A change in how it was activated, rather than an entirely new construction.
At least they did not need to worry about granting access keys to an entire council.
He ducked his head briefly under the hot water, shaking it from his eyes with a sigh of pleasure as he surfaced again. It was just in time to hear Flora's return question and he hummed thoughtfully as he assembled his ideas. The silence stretched comfortably between them for a few minutes before he finally spoke. "A way to ward a place - perhaps the lighthouse - against eavesdropping. Invisible or mental," he clarified, thinking of Vox and his conversation with Safrin regarding the strange Family member. "Though changing the Fortis Patera... would be more likely to save lives." His own and Flora's not least among them. "And might be easier to accomplish before year's end."
At least they did not need to worry about granting access keys to an entire council.
He ducked his head briefly under the hot water, shaking it from his eyes with a sigh of pleasure as he surfaced again. It was just in time to hear Flora's return question and he hummed thoughtfully as he assembled his ideas. The silence stretched comfortably between them for a few minutes before he finally spoke. "A way to ward a place - perhaps the lighthouse - against eavesdropping. Invisible or mental," he clarified, thinking of Vox and his conversation with Safrin regarding the strange Family member. "Though changing the Fortis Patera... would be more likely to save lives." His own and Flora's not least among them. "And might be easier to accomplish before year's end."
