Where's Neesha?

And her hunch could not have been more accurate.

"In case you haven't been informed, the delegation from the capital will arrive in five days," Ambrose commented, massaging the bridge of his nose wearily.

Itziar nodded slowly and waited in silence, not understanding where he was going with that.

"That delegation will be leaving with you and the Second Hilmir's group for the capital, but, unfortunately, three of that group are in no condition to move."

Ambrose then explained to Itziar that Mara, and one of his warriors, Lewa, had been placed under a dormancy spell that would take them a while to study and decipher its composition in order to break it.

The paladin, Zagan, had been paralyzed with a poison they had no record of, and it would take time to make an antidote as well. In addition, they did not have the professionals, the equipment, the time, or the materials to carry out this work before the delegation arrived.