With the amount of magic, not to mention innate abilities, arcane items, and beings with mystical powers, there’s never a hundred percent guarantee. However, I would say that the chances are exceedingly low.

“Exceedingly low,” Theo repeated. He didn’t like those at all. From his experience, that usually meant that the odds were fifty-fifty. Still, it was better than remaining in the valley, where he would certainly be found. “How long will it take for me to acquire enough energy to teleport again?”

If you mean “change location,” I estimate around thirty years, provided you don’t engage in any arduous activities.

Thirty years sounded quite reasonable. Given the location and nature of the town, it was unlikely that Rosewind would get involved in any wars by then. That meant that once the heat had died down, Theo could move back to his old location to enjoy his idle rest. Given the powers he was granted by the legendary hero’s unfortunate accident, he would have no trouble dealing with cicada squirrels or any other creatures in the area.

Knock! Knock! Knock!

Just as Theo was about to get back to snoozing, there was yet another interruption at the door. In his previous state, he would have had to open the door a crack to see what was going on outside. Having transformed into a fancy house, he cracked open one of his windows instead.

“Why is there a fat man in funny clothes at the door?” Theo asked.

This is a town, the spirit guide said in a told-you-so intonation. I warned you several times that houses don’t just appear overnight. And while you have arguably a good explanation for that, someone must actually tell it to the people who ask.

That minor detail had eluded Theo. The dungeon had been so focused on his brilliant idea of blending in—as well as the basking in his own genius—to consider the obvious. Now, there was someone at the door, and the dungeon had absolutely no plan of action.

“Maybe they’ll just go away when I don’t open?” Theo asked.

That would be quite likely. Of course, they would later return with the city guard who will break the door down.

The knocking continued. Thankfully, the person outside was quite persistent. Having set his eyes on the house, he seemed determined to get to the bottom of this and had no intention of leaving before he did. That gave Theo time. Scrambling for solutions, and with an extremely limited number of options, he did the first thing that came to mind… which grant Cmyk flesh, hair, and a set of clothes. Since he was under pressure, the final appearance of the minion was a concoction made from different thoughts and notions stirring in Theo’s mind.

The new and improved Cmyk was six feet and a half, muscular, with the physique of a bodybuilder—a mix between He-Man and Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Conan—with neck length straight blond hair. The outfit was composed of line green bard trousers, soft brown leather boots, a green shirt—barely able to fit because of Cmyk’s muscles—and a butler’s vest. To top it all, the minion had a white ruff collar.

“Open the door!” Theo ordered.

Granted, with the ability to form expressions, the minion winched, then stood up with a sigh that sounded like a draft within the empty building.

“Go on, answer the door!” Theo shouted, then hastily removed the external silence spell. The sounds of the city invaded the calm once more. In an exceedingly slow fashion Cmyk stood up, made his way to the door, and creaked it open.

Outside the man was just about to knock again, when he suddenly paused. Seeing the door handle, and then the door, move. Slowly, but steadily, the crack grew. The man remained still, hand still in the air, waiting. After a few seconds, he was able to see a sliver of the person behind the door. Ten seconds more and half of Cmyk’s face was well in view. At that stage, the minion’s intimidation effect had started to affect anyone who could see. As far as the man outside was concerned, he appeared to have woken up an extremely strong and egocentric character, and judging by the facial expression that character was far from pleased.