Finally, after a long pause, the mage Segoy, who had been speaking quietly with the others, stepped forward to speak on their behalf.
Segoy was an older high-ranking mage, his brown beard streaked with white.
"The attack by the large group of magical beasts last night must have come from that summoning site," Segoy said.
"I believe the strange increase in the number of magical beasts we've seen lately is also because of that summoning circle. And last night's massive swarm, the kind we've never seen before, was surely caused by the magic circle going out of control."
"Segoy, if someone wanted to create such a summoning magic circle, how large would it need to be? And how much magical power would it take?"
At Dominic's question, Segoy turned to the mage beside him, exchanged a few words, and then answered.
