[Lloyd takes the lead, guiding them through the forest among the smaller hunters' tracks which the young men follow. It's faster than the main road, and more secure, especially now. Every so often they can hear the sound of the mana cannon firing overhead, but it's quieter in among the foliage.
[The factory sounds come loud as they bypass it, and they catch glimpses of those tall metal walls; but Lloyd leads them easily around its perimeter, and Kratos can feel his angels slip into positions among the rest of the mana-signatures belonging to the forest's denizens. Soon, they reach the shrine, and the stairs up, and the ledge on which the mana cannons sit.
[There's two, monstrous metal things nearly as tall as a man; both are aimed toward Iselia, the exspheres on their sides glowing as they charge. Kratos examines them, and the numerous guards, and the way the shrine's entrance is closed and barred; then he turns to Lloyd and Raine, speaking with telepathy. Just in case.]
Don't answer out loud. Nod or shake your head. Lloyd, can you see the path to the hidden entrance?
[Lloyd nods.]
Is it unguarded?
[Another nod.]
Do you both know the path to the bolthole from here?
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[Lloyd takes the lead, guiding them through the forest among the smaller hunters' tracks which the young men follow. It's faster than the main road, and more secure, especially now. Every so often they can hear the sound of the mana cannon firing overhead, but it's quieter in among the foliage.
[The factory sounds come loud as they bypass it, and they catch glimpses of those tall metal walls; but Lloyd leads them easily around its perimeter, and Kratos can feel his angels slip into positions among the rest of the mana-signatures belonging to the forest's denizens. Soon, they reach the shrine, and the stairs up, and the ledge on which the mana cannons sit.
[There's two, monstrous metal things nearly as tall as a man; both are aimed toward Iselia, the exspheres on their sides glowing as they charge. Kratos examines them, and the numerous guards, and the way the shrine's entrance is closed and barred; then he turns to Lloyd and Raine, speaking with telepathy. Just in case.]
Don't answer out loud. Nod or shake your head. Lloyd, can you see the path to the hidden entrance?
[Lloyd nods.]
Is it unguarded?
[Another nod.]
Do you both know the path to the bolthole from here?