The plan remains unchanged. We move when you and Sypha are ready.

[ They’ve never had a choice, and this doesn’t change that. ]

We expect more resistance, but the castle’s defences will protect us from the worst of whatever army he has. The bigger problem-

-a human forgemaster would be able to use my family’s tools. If you see him, you need to flee. Leave him to Sypha and I. To you, he’ll be as deadly as Dracula himself.