[ that would have probably come in handy if they had come here during the day when the magic anomaly wasn't staring them in the face. ]

Not necessarily. They could have merely just seen it, decided to leave it alone, and then talk about it among themselves. I mean, it's definitely a possibility that it was approached, but I didn't hear anything about it. [ she nods, deciding to see if she can't walk around it. ] Agreed. Why don't you go the other way and we'll meet on the other side? like, maybe there's only a part of it that would be solid enough to enter.