"I'm not sure," he admits, still studying the middle distance as he thinks it over. "Any warding would make it harder for the anomaly to move, but I think you may be right -- a ward built to keep out would be a weaker form of suppression, over time."

Like putting a lock on the inside of a prison cell and expecting the imprisoned would never try to pick it open. Foolish. He should know better; Lan Zhan's absence is wrecking his concentration worse than he thought.

"Ideally you would be able to ward in both directions, out and in, but..." He sighs an explosive breath. "That is difficult. Especially if one form of suppression is prone to failing sooner than the other."

His gaze finally lands back on Moiraine.

"This is a foolish question I should have asked sooner: has anyone tried to destroy it entirely yet?"