"Aidan and his lackeys are hiding in that cluster of Treehouses."
The arrow in Annan's mind pointed steadily toward one Treehouse. Prince Aidan was inside and had not moved.
"Can you capture Aidan without harming the residents nearby?" Annan asked.
So far, the Eye of Rudolf had shown the ability to use Magic Suppression and teleport.
On the bright side, the more abilities a Divine Artifact had, the harder it was to excel at any one of them. Its attack and defense might not be especially strong, though it could handle all kinds of situations.
Annan worried that the moment they began evacuating people, the Ideal Kingdom would notice.
The Legendary Elf Mage was about to say it would be easy, but she fell silent when the Ranger spotted something amiss.
Following her sense of danger, the Legendary Elf Ranger stopped at a patch of grass that looked undisturbed. At a glance, though, she could tell it had been deliberately covered. She lifted the turf and found Magic Scrolls buried beneath it.
"There's more than one," she said.
The Ideal Kingdom had gone so far as to bury large numbers of Magic Scrolls around its Stronghold.
"Can we stop them from detonating once the fighting starts?" Annan asked the Mage.
"No..."
Magic Scrolls were unaffected by Magic Suppression. They either had to evacuate everyone nearby or remove the scrolls, or capture the whole group before the Ideal Kingdom could react.
"Then evacuate the Elven residents first."
They reburied the Trap without touching the Magic Scrolls. Who knew whether Aidan would notice if they were moved?
It was noon, and plenty of Elves were walking the streets. They did not need to be evacuated yet, so Annan's group started at the perimeter. They appeared outside a Treehouse and knocked. The Legendary