[Elanorea]

"I mean... a mage, somebody who knows about magic and portals. The problem is that I don't know any mages- don't know any well enough to trust them with this, at any rate." She gestured to Arathis. "Of course, since our high-elven friend is so knowledgeable about the portals, maybe we wouldn't need a mage, if he only shared his knowledge with the rest of us."