The problem was finding the hideout, and to do that, Nalrond needed to find enough marked stones to triangulate its underground position.
Swimming in blind would have taken time, a luxury they lacked.
"He's been here." Protector said after Nalrond Warped him inside the underground cave. "Luckily, there's no blood. Unluckily, Salman's smell is so faint I doubt he stayed here for more than a day. Whoever was chasing him got close real fast."
Lith marked the second mana geyser as well, and they left once a full sweep of the Eyes failed to detect anything useful.
When they reached the third mana geyser, there was no need to search for the hideout. A powerful spell had opened a deep hole into the ground that had been roughly patched up. The soil was uneven and there was barely any grass covering it.
