940 940 What they don't know

The matter of what to do about the dangers of the testing within the secondary layer while there was a risk of them being watched caused a lot of discussion over the next few days while the Myceloids tested the defences of the five outlying camps that they had set up.

There were simply too many variables, and the probability of a negative outcome was too hard to determine since one had never really happened, and they couldn't even say for sure that the presence that they had felt in the other layer was hostile.

"What about if we have Nico and Khan closest to the Portal when it opens? If the being is allied with the combat-loving Myceloids, it should have a lot in common with them, so if it detects their thought patterns first, it should have a positive first impression of our group. 

That might convince it not to interfere when we attempt to use the secondary layer to travel." Lilith suggested.