Maxi's face fell. This could only mean that Sektor was fully awake now.
She turned to Agnes. "H-How is this possible? Wasn't the barrier supposed to suppress the dragon's powers?"
"Changing the weather must be an easy feat for it, even in its weakened state," the princess replied gravely.
Fear constricted Maxi's throat. She had been told that it would take a full month for the campaign party to reach the dragon's lair — a considerable time, given the thousands of foot soldiers and numerous supply wagons.
How could a lone creature wield such power? Even a great mage like Calto had to exhaust his mana to create a shield big enough to cover an entire city. At less than half of its original strength, Sektor's magic stretched far beyond the Lexos Mountains, which crossed the three kingdoms of Wedon, Dristan, and Arex.