Finding the hole wasn't EXACTLY unexpected, but it DID prove that the center was not in the area. The center needed to be in a stable area, where other portals weren't going to devour part of it before the last ritual completed. He swore, before heading back, sending to the others to let them know about the hole in reality. He returned back to the kitchen, and pulled out his journal. Taking a seat at one of the tables, he pulled out the map he was using to track the holes, and added a nice green dot, which showed that he had personally verified the hole, along side blue, red, and brown dots on the black and white map, which meant a hostile but still trusted source like a Winter Court agent had spotted the hole, a unverified report from an unknown had reported a hole, and where a trusted source had spotted the hole, respectively.<br/><br/>Done adding his note, he let his gaze slide over the map, before letting his eyes unfocus a bit, seeing if this new point had added enough for his mind to grasp the underlying pattern. Not that he expected it, but he had been surprised before.<br/>