She rubbed her forehead. "Believe it or not, this was the easiest route. The alternatives involved fighting across a much wider expanse of equally terrible things, or trying to get past that," she said, pointing to a large tower, barely visible on the horizon, a massive, glowing sphere at its pinnacle, like the Eye of Sauron. "Imagine all the power of a beholder, except atop a tower, with a range measured in<em>miles.</em>"<br/><br/>She began to focus on the spell to mask their presence. "Watch out for anything this might attract, I need to concentrate," she said, gesturing skyward, indicating the most likely direction of attack.