'Do you really not see it even now? What are you, blind?' A few seconds later, when the Black Throne noticed that his words hadn't sunk in one millimeter inside the thick skulls of his audience, he sneered again.
'Think about it. Teneb devised the Armory's defenses to cover all the possible scenarios he could foresee. Siege, invaders, thieves, and even me. You can see that from Uragar's memories. Each threat triggered a different response.
'If you attacked the walls, the automated defenses would have shot you down while the Armory would have gone in lockdown. If you tried to force the vault open, the underground room would have collapsed, but the rest of the Armory would have suffered no damage.
'It is clear that Verhen's group triggered the alarm meant for me because one of its members carried the mark of a mage tower.'
'Don't be foolish, we already had this conversation before.' Jorl's thoughts expressed how ridiculous he found that idea.
