So what? The maniac also communicated with elves.
That means he was with them for some time and knows Yorveth. Roche was tracking and killing them. So Yorveth should have died too.
If she were Roche, Zubr would have made the description more normal. As if there is so little information about Roche that it is necessary to write about something like this.
In general, your point is clear - chasing mana now is possible = chasing phantom. Although, personally, I don't care at the moment whether I'm looking for mana or mana phantoms.
Vesper, by any chance, do you see how "the scent of jasmine" can be linked to Mestaar?
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In general, for now, let's condemn Sezam. We'll see what happens tomorrow.
Знание некоторых закономерностей освобождает от изучения многих фактов.
Мечты сбываются рано или поздно, так или иначе.