Actually, only Porvus has been mentioned by mages in relation to the power. They thought it was Urvan at the inn because he was the only one they knew then. Again, these guys don't share. Being the only one with the power would make one irreplaceable and when your compatriots are as nasty as these, you need insurance. If Urvan had it at the castle, he could have easily taken over the whole kingdom.
I think it's assuming a great deal they can all do the mind trick. We know for sure Porvus can, but if Urvan had it, why didn't he use it on Sedwick rather than the shrinking spell or on them during the fight at the castle? As we've seen, the evil mages are greedy, jealous, and share very little.
This chapter highlight s the power and benefit of charms. The luck charm is working well. Their magic is increasing at each point before it is needed.
The battle with Skoda shows the wisdom of proceeding slowly.
If Lodda is as powerful as claimed, he will be fearsome and they aren't ready.
With their shields they would be harder to drown. Plus the tunnels are higher than the drainage system. They could try a trap, but they are still unaware Jamie can translocate everyone.
The primary reason physical mirrors don't reflect all spectrums of light is due to fine scratched on the optical surface. Presumably, with a magically generated one this wouldn't be an issue.
You have to admire Gorge for his intrepid nature and fortitude. He's canny and shrewd as well. All of the lowland peoples seem nice, except the mages.
Our guys have had the advantage of Porvus being overconfident, reacting too slowly, and without multilayered attacks. It's allowed them time to adapt and prevail. They can't expect this to remain so.
You would think the ancients would have designed these bots to be moved more efficiently on those cars. The only reason they weren't caught by surprise was the scraping.