"Medivh, another Plane Portal has opened. I need to return to my family and join the war. You'd better stay safe, kid!"
In late July, after the rain cleared, the Second Elder told Medivh that he was about to leave Kurd City.
"Don't worry, Elder. I didn't build all these towers for nothing!"
Medivh knew the Second Elder was worried he might be assassinated, and assured him he would be careful.
Mage Towers stood thick around Number One District. Along with the Skeleton Golems, they gave Medivh confidence that he could handle any ordinary assassination attempt.
As for the enemy sending top experts to assassinate him, there was no need to consider that possibility. Before absolute strength, all schemes were useless.
It was like an ant feeling proud if it could defend itself against a frog. Humans simply weren't the sort of threat it needed to plan for.
"I'm going to war again, Medivh."
Their time together was always brief. As Earl Hobarton, Hilda was destined to lead a busy life. With a new Plane War beginning, the leave Draven had secured for her came to an end.
"I'll go with you."
The Wrynn Family had a three-year preparation period, during which the Loran City-State would not conscript them for a Plane War.
The preparation period gave a new family time to grow. If they felt their foundations were strong enough, they could volunteer to join the war.
Medivh had been looking forward to a Plane War for a long time. The high-quality bones the Sky Bow Battalion had sent back only confirmed that his future lay in the Starry Sea.
When he heard that a new Plane War had begun for the Loran City-State, Medivh volunteered to join.
Medivh took this war very seriously and dispatched a mixed army