Damian stayed at the window for a moment looking out over the wasteland. "Before I give you my theory." He said in a measured voice. "Do you know anything about the Void."
I thought about it. "No, I don't know anything." I admitted.
He turned from the window and walked back to his chair. "The Void is the source of corruption." He said as he sat down. "Not a place, not a creature. A force actively trying to spread throughout the universe. The portals are how it expands."
I absorbed that for a moment. "So the portals aren't thrown at random." I said.
"Nothing about the Void is random." He replied calmly. "It expands with purpose."
"Then why is there only one portal near Argent?" I asked.
Damian folded his hands on the desk. "Three possibilities." He said before raising one finger. "First. From the Void's perspective this region is already conquered. Corruptors roam freely. Whatever intelligence governs portal placement may simply consider the invasion complete."
