Devaguea had teleportation circles built into all his major cities, Enigma, Varnhold, Numestown, Pitax, and the city that had been built to control the influx of monsters from the east past the Tors of Levenies and Restov. This allowed him to get troops and adventurers where they were needed, though the system wasn't robust enough yet to move goods or evacuate more than a token number of civilians should the worst happen and a city be lost.<br/><br/>Now, though, Devaguea was thankful for the teleportation network, as it let him get his entire group to the shores of the lake. Instead of taking his silver with him, he had pulled Sak'bas back into the group, and charged Amvarean with protecting his two children along with Cynthia. He could tell his silver was trying to be brave, but she had not really recovered from her death, and while she would follow him, she would not fare well if they encountered even the semblance of the black dragon that had killed her. So for now, she would stay back, while Sydon, Nordri, Anke, Camilla, Sak'bas, and Devaguea all went to the lake.<br/><br/>Arriving soon after the report made it to the capital, they looked over the lake. Devaguea frowned at the swarm of 'not-swans,' before handing the group the flying carpet, while Sak'bas had flight cast on her. Hysterically, the heavily armored paladin was now the best person for unterwater combat, with her ring of freedom of movement. Once the group was ready, they headed toward the whirlpool, Devaguea staying above the carpet and floating paladin, so that he could blast with less risk from waterborne foes.