@Zern maybe the part about Cliff was because of the promise they made with Elise before they found out about the teleportation and if they told him it would go against it?
@let me unsee nah, the promise was to still love her even though they couldnt take him on their journey because he was "too weak" (????) I mean, Cliff Is One of the best mages out there, member of the elite class, can do whatever he wants and do his own researches. Surely he can spare a couple months and go with his lover whose curse Will kill her right? Right? Thats the thing i found weird, It seemed like some sort of forced development