<strong>"Really?  That is good to know.  Thank you for the information."</strong>And it really was good information, at that.  So then, Elminster was off somewhere, wandering the planes.  That meant that he would probably be extremely difficult to contact.  More than likely, one of his many companions would fire off a spell to tell him what was going on before rushing into battle.  This was important in terms of tactical considerations, because it meant that if they played their cards right, they could take apart the seven sisters and the warriors three before their primary target made it onto the scene.  This was a good thing, because chances were he was going to stop by wherever he kept his store of artifacts before hitting the battlefield...<br/><br/>More importantly, though, the Archmage kept a live-in secretary of some sort.  This was clearly Demilich's next stop on her little impromptu reconnaissance mission.<br/><br/><strong>"In that case, I'll be heading inside to speak with this 'Lhaeo' person, now."</strong>And from there, it was a simple matter of turning ethereal, phasing through the door, and re-solidifying on the other side.<br/><br/>Now then, to see what Elminster's foyer looked like...