After taking their measurements, they had confirmed the general direction of the spatial node.
The two had taken measurements in several locations, and no matter where Klauthsura set up her instruments, the results pointed in the same direction.
The spatial node lay in the center of Nittel Royal City. It seemed they had no choice but to enter.
Renato was not surprised. According to Klauthsura, gathering randomly distributed spatial nodes together for management was one of the defining features of large artificial demiplanes.
Just as a homeowner would put away their keys, the creator would surely keep the nodes-the means of entering and leaving the demiplane-"safely stored" in some fixed location.
So, after collecting some of the data near the forest, Renato decided to take Klauthsura into the city and search carefully for the spatial node's exact location, preparing for their eventual teleportation.
Although this ancient hidden realm, where time seemed to have stopped, felt eerie in every respect, there was no point in hesitating outside the city.
Staying outside would solve nothing and only complicate matters. The Kingdom Knights and some surviving Drow warriors were active beyond the walls, making the wilderness unsafe and leaving them liable to become embroiled in unnecessary conflict.
Even setting that aside, if they wanted to leave the demiplane through teleportation, they had to use the spatial node. They would have to enter the Royal City sooner or later, so they might as well go now, while their supplies were plentiful.
Neither of them walked slowly. Renato's natural pace was faster than an ordinary person's, and although Klauthsura looked delicate, her true body was quite tall, giving her a substantial stride.
Still, their discussion of the demiplane and the time spent setting up and retrieving equipment had delayed them considerably. By the time they