After crossing the Solaris border, not before paying a huge amount as border fees, the group faced the Lunar Dominion's far stricter scrutiny. As a realm steeped in magic, its security was formidable, several times surpassing that of the Solaris.
Five mana wave scans probed for hidden signatures, questions that dug deeper for the reason for their visit, and mana trackers that continuously hummed with relentless precision. They narrowly escaped being assigned a "guard" to shadow their stay, but only by paying an exorbitant fee, several times Solaris's price, without a hint of protest.
Finally cleared, they stumbled into the nearest forest, collapsing among gnarled trees under the Dominion's pale, rune-lit sky. 'Who knew just sneaking past two borders could be this grueling?' Mirta thought, her muscles aching. However, one final hurdle loomed. Though it wouldn't be as strict as what they just went through, they had to move correctly.
