"Coulda been," Wren echoes, in a tone that makes it clear that they do not think that is likely in the least bit. They take the pencil tucked behind their ear up and shuffle what they're holding around a bit so they can circle the part of the map Daryl indicated, making lighter marks in a larger circle around town in an approximate thirty mile radius. It might not be a circle, it could be a square or a parallelogram or a heptagon but in Wren's experience barriers are usually circles - half-spheres placed over an area like a bowl turned upside down.

Because they brought up magical force barriers because yes they've run into that kind of thing before. Their ex girlfriend was able to create magical constructs by feeding off people's fears.

"Gonna need to get some water and snacks to take with going that far, but I'll check it out too. Uh... I guess we don't exactly have anything better to do than explore right now. Still -" Wren tucked the pencil back behind their ear and folded the map back up to stuff inside the notebook. "I understand if you don't want to make that hike again but I'd appreciate it if you'd be willing to play guide to make sure I'm going the same way."