Venturing out to the very border of System space wasn’t as simple a prospect as just taking a hike. Not only was the deep void between galaxies treacherous, but a blazing beacon such as himself deciding to chain a few Spatial Folds and Dimensional Steps together would draw a lot of attention.Both Alagameth and Talricto—respective experts of spatiomancy and dimensionalism—had openly told him that the longer the distance of travel with each cast, the greater the odds of drawing unwanted attention.Orodan had of course not seen any problem with this at all. He was stronger than the Prophet, he had argued.And Almyra and Alagameth then informed him that monsters within System space weren’t the issue. It was the Invaders beyond it.With so many breaches in the barrier between System space and the grand cosmos beyond it, his gigantic Spatial Folds and extreme-distance crossing Dimensional Steps would blaze like a beacon. Like a brazier lit within a patchy tent, it would be quite visible.Predators or beings of interest who had thus far felt neutral about the prospect of entering System space might be more tempted if they saw power of his scale being thrown around from within it. The one time he’d been hurled outside System space he remembered the sheer number of hungry and curious things which had been drawn to him, thus Orodan had to grudgingly agree with that line of thought.Given all the issues he’d caused already, attracting more Invaders wasn’t an option.That being said, just because he couldn’t travel there swiftly didn’t mean the alliance’s hands were tied. The grand array they’d been using could easily be re-tuned to aim for a relatively safe spot near the edge. Almyra and Alagameth, who were a lot more knowledgeable of the wider factions of System space, told him that there were mercenary worlds which specifically accepted wanderers, freelancers and the like to aid the Administrators in their fight against Invaders. (...)