The whole thing was enough to stir up old childhood dreams of heroism. Dreams Marci promptly squashed. Heroes did stupid things like get themselves killed selflessly. She was a mage pushing the boundaries of magic. If she was going to do something as dangerous and reckless as sneaking into the DFZ on a quest to become the power that could finally unseat Algonquin, then she was damn well going to get something out of it for herself and Ghost.
