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During the trip back to the village, Cassie focused on the details of what happened during the war, the battles and the magical weapons that they had improvised for the purpose.

It was an effective distraction technique, and the team that came from the Morgana Coven was so enthralled in the stories that they didn't even notice that they had learned virtually nothing about the actual village they were going to see or the people living in it.

So, when they disembarked from the boat to walk the last few hundred metres to the entry, the group had very little idea what was going on or why there was such an impenetrable wall of trees on their left.

"Welcome everyone to Forest Grove, formerly known as the Den," Cassie announced, then stepped aside to let everyone take in the splendour of the village with its elevated walkways and the grand spire in the centre.