It was unclear whether Doomsday's full mobilization and Asking Sword's blockade of the sea routes had pushed Halruaa's archmages to the limits of their patience.
Before three days had passed, Hill received two pieces of news at once: Thay had sent troops into Giant Valley, while two white-sailed Halruaan ships were cautiously making their way along the impossibly high World Wall toward the Black Jungle below Dolphin Bay.
Hill looked over the information in his hands and asked with rare curiosity, "They're avoiding Dolphin Bay and going through the Black Jungle? Halruaa really is confident!"
No one truly knew how many dragons lived in the Black Jungle... especially Green Dragons and Blue Dragons. Even the dragons themselves could not keep track of it!
Flying right over their heads was certainly a courageous decision.
"Dolphin Bay... they're worried about the Undead, and about you." Lynn sighed. "Have you forgotten about the Swan Fairies you brought back?
The Swan Fairies now flew between both places. Every so often, they went to Dolphin Bay to visit old friends... and all the seabirds around Dolphin Bay were their eyes and ears.
And there were the Sea Elves and dolphins you had helped before. They got along famously with the Undead flying Aglaia's flag.
They hadn't bought anything from those land-based profiteers in a long time... the Undead had so many ships that whenever they passed by, they brought them some goods.
Most... unbelievably, even the Sharkfolk around the outskirts of Dolphin Bay were now on very good terms with the Undead.
The Halruaans would have to be insane to dare go through Dolphin Bay."
Hill paused before slowly realizing... that was true. Even if Halruaa could fly, they no longer dared to do so along the coast. They could only take the risk of