And Mikoto doesn't mind, as she recites the information. The Mages haven't bothered too much with securing their village from the Nexus, so she doesn't see where telling the coordinates makes any great difference.

"It's a shame I haven't been there before, or I could simply apparate," says Regulus. He's still distrustful that a muggle device could do the job as well as magic.

The Black Mage Village, when they arrive, looks about as it always does - a small fantasy-type village tucked away in a clearing in a conifer forest. There are actually far more Genomes than Mages here these days, but the Mages have hope of catching up there someday.