The mage tower allowed the Dead King to keep the Steps open for as long as he wanted while Salanoth, the Ring of Space, enlarged them, allowing dozens of human-sized Upyrs to pass with each second.
Night had long since memorized the dimensional coordinates of the places that connected the quickest path to the Kingdom that her army could take. Soon, the mass of Upyrs came in sight of the shores of Garlen and flew high above the coastal guard posts enough to go unnoticed.
"You know what to do and where to go." Orpal said before splitting his forces into smaller groups. "Rule number one: don't get killed. Rule number two: don't get caught. Everything else you do is none of my business."
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Meanwhile, thousands of kilometers away, Salaark purged one outlaw tribe after another of the Upyrs that hid among them after sifting through their memories for anything Orpal had said and done in their presence.
