"Former University of Iceland geology professor Hallelujah Frolov has just been discharged from Bellevue Hospital in New York, United States. He is currently waiting for his flight at Kennedy International Airport and is expected to arrive in Padstow within one to two days." Tierra produced another card and placed it over New York State on the map—
The photograph on the card showed a tall, lean, partially bald man in his fifties. His slightly hunched back bore the marks of time. The glasses on his face looked thick and staid, yet the gaze beneath them was sharp, clear-eyed, and cynically indignant.
"And Mitchell Megan." Tierra conjured another card, bearing the image of a quiet young woman with short hair, slender arms and legs, who looked exceptionally capable.
"My former employee, a graduate student in Durham University's Department of Geography. Although her master's research focused on the composition of rocks in Central Asia, she also excelled in marine geography and marine biogeography during her studies, so I brought her into this operation as well," Tierra explained. "She will also be among the first volunteers to undergo Muggle Magical Conversion."
"Those graduates from Germany are quite talented," Tierra said. "They have already tinkered up some alchemical products, including a bracelet and a necklace that can directly connect to a Muggle's Spiritual Dimension, allowing them to wield some simple magic."
"What abilities?" Maka-Far-Monkasha asked.
"Simplified versions of Nakht Shield, Expelliarmus, Incendio, Petrificus Totalus, Fountain of Water, Reducto, and the Bubblehead Charm," Tierra replied. "I have also prepared two Invisibility Cloaks for her and Professor Frolov, with a combined usable duration of five hours."
"Of course, neither Mitchell Megan nor Hallelujah Frolov will do more than observe, record, and assist with communication. The only one who can truly forge an alliance and reach an