“I never came across any texts that spoke of interrealm travel that didn’t rely on quicksilver. I certainly read about individuals absorbing the powers of others to bolster their own magic, but… the kind of magic it would take to open a portal between realms? Well, that would require an inordinate amount of power.” “The kind of power that would take a thousand years to steal?” I asked. “The kind of power that would require a whole city to fuel?”
