The presence of the birds caused quite a stir among my people, then we realized the implications. Someone had gotten birds off your world before the days of space travel. That meant a portal. That meant an opportunity. “I have spent incredible resources searching Shadesmar near your planet for the portal,” Dajer said. “I’ve stuck out my neck, bet my entire career on it existing. But the unsea out here is unpredictable, and navigation so difficult. Even with all I spent—each day having more trouble convincing my superiors to let me continue—I found nothing. Only a tip from an arcanist friend a
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