I hint in the third book as to why the Teleportation Circles are no longer in use in the time of the High King's Sword. It's a small hint, more of a whimsy at the time, but something which I believe will grow into something bigger, eventually. As Targon is talking to Taniger about the circles, Taniger mentions it was reasonable what the High King did by shutting down the circles, after what happened. I never say what happens, but here is the gist of what happened.
The High King, and all the nobles, frequently used the circles to get from one House to another for business and visiting far off relatives in a short period of time. The High King at the time of the accident was away fighting pirates and his wife, son, and soon to be born child were going to Weatherworn to see her mother and be somewhere safe while she gave birth to her second child. They left Stormvale but never arrived at Weatherworn, though the circles were both activated. It was the biggest mystery of the time and many mages were banished because they could not answer the King's questions as to what happened to his family. As a mage of the time said, "Magic is as unpredictable as the God of Magic, himself. They could have been whisked off to some far off circle, ported to some place in the past or even the future. I'm sorry, my lord, I wish I could tell you more."
Because of this, the High King shut down all the circles, hurting trade and ease of coordination at the time, but in a generation or three hardly anyone remembered the circles or their uses. But the High King's family was never found and it is hinted that a seer "saw" them still alive, but in a far off time or place. Perhaps the High King yet to be crowned is floating through time and space just waiting to be released by the magic holding him and his mother.
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