Zafir informs everyone that him and the other Anointed can bring the barrier down with an hour of ritual magic. They’re ready to start right away.
Shayliss responds in range, explaining the importance of the Aegis stone and the creatures that will be released to devour Greyhaven as soon as the stone is destroyed.
Zafir doesn’t care if the city dies, since he believes that the world may perish if no one retrieves the Pontifex. He’s willing to sacrifice anything to cross.
Nightingale demands that he stop, and reluctantly he agrees to come back with them to the Amaranthine.
