Herman turned toward Seth, smiling. "We cannot teleport into the village. We will scare the villagers and we might not live to tell about it." Seth smiled once, understanding, and then followed his great uncle. Herman turned sharply to face him. "You are sworn to secrecy as to the location of my shop. I cannot have people wandering in with explosives lying around." Herman pointed toward the cauldron on the table.

Seth nodded in agreement, saying dramatically, "I will tell no ...