Invasion

"We went through the west gate, so it's going to take almost half an hour just walking." Athos did some quick calculations and decided it wasn't worth the walk just to ask a few questions. "Hey, interpreter, ask the orc spirit telepathically how he broke through the growth bottleneck."

"Yes, sir." The dwarf replied and closed his eyes to concentrate, or at least that's what Athos understood from his gestures. The interpreter stood still for some time, gesticulating to nothing and nodding occasionally.

The skeleton's skull didn't have a face to make expressions, but it swore it was frowning in annoyance.

"He said it just happened naturally without him needing to do anything. At some point, the energy the orc accumulated pressured the mana core, and things just happened. He also sent greetings to you and asked you to visit him. Many times." The dwarf spoke with a headache.