[Gently, but solemnly serious] I’m sorry to have to speak about this with a guest here, but I need you to understand how serious this has gotten. Calen, I know you’ve been using spell hunting as a cover to search for Kiriya.

[Patiently teaching] A long time ago, one of our… esteemed… mages, who also happens to be our Elder, had a mishap with a counter spell and a time spell, and now… well, any magic cast cannot enter or leave this area. Rather useful, in my opinion.

(You're on your back in a field of grass. A beautiful Dryad girl stands over you holding back a lightning bolt that rests an inch from your face. Her hands are shaking. She's terrified, and you fear she could let the lightning bolt end you at any point. She doesn't speak common and you don't speak Dryad, but somehow, the words come to you.)

Migasa… sheida dema. Tomi, ah… kaie miga… dragarde?