Down below the residence floor, the celebration continued unaware of figures in dark clothing scaling the outer walls. Some of the Saltfire remnants had watched and waited for weeks, studying the patterns of the household and learning when the child they intended to kidnap would be most vulnerable.
Perimeter defenses on the grounds were formidable enough to deter Voidlings that could spiritually sense there was no major 'targets' hiding inside. But that classic design, barely touched by Elua er Goltbred, was no help against infiltrators who well understood that people were now 'home'.
A roomful of powerful cultivators was an obstacle they hadn't planned for, but one they felt invincible enough to work through thanks to one of the items they'd taken from the acid rain drenched region. An artifact they felt would drastically turn the tides if anything went sideways.
