Damian unfolded a rough map across the desk and pinned the corners down with silver weights, the paper already marked with circles and crossed lines.
"The safe path will run through this path I've signaled." he said while moving his finger across the map. "As you know, it's filled with Corruptors, but your journey through the wasteland was as well, and here you are."
I leaned forward to study it. A thin penciled line stretched from a marked point in the wasteland to Argent's outer wall. It looked simple on paper. Everything dangerous did. Maps had a way of making cliffs look like minor inconveniences and monster territories look like scenic routes.
"You will have help from other Ones." He continued calmly. "Jim and Coll will accompany the group. Jim can fly and Coll runs really fast."
