"I have dealt with places that endured much death over time," he says. "And I will warn you: full cleansing or suppression is not always possible. That much death will stain the land. Often permanently. The best you may hope for is a ward that will need constant upkeep, and could still fail without warning."
He sighs. Folding his arms, his gaze goes slightly above Moiraine's head as he muses out loud: "But if it is truly consuming the energy, and using it to fuel the passage of so many demons and ghosts, a ward that keeps out rather than keeps in might work better -- as you would starve an army by obstructing its supply lines."
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Date: 2020-10-09 01:12 am (UTC)"I have dealt with places that endured much death over time," he says. "And I will warn you: full cleansing or suppression is not always possible. That much death will stain the land. Often permanently. The best you may hope for is a ward that will need constant upkeep, and could still fail without warning."
He sighs. Folding his arms, his gaze goes slightly above Moiraine's head as he muses out loud: "But if it is truly consuming the energy, and using it to fuel the passage of so many demons and ghosts, a ward that keeps out rather than keeps in might work better -- as you would starve an army by obstructing its supply lines."