"Sorry, bad choice of words. My team has been annoying me since the wards went up, telling me that they couldn't have been put up without dark magic," Stephen said. "The magic was purposely put there. Michael and Chad agree that it was the only way they could have put the spells up in the short time they had."
He shrugged. "I'm more interested in getting us out, but if they are right, the reason was to impress the Minister. It was either using shortcuts or telling him that they couldn't do it in time. No one wants to disappoint me. It tends to lead to smaller budgets and firings. More likely than not, it's a political decision, but I'll look into it."