“You came earlier than I expected.” Lyla placed the staff she was holding down. A moment ago, she had been pointing the staff towards the window.

“Thanks for this.” Zich threw the transportation artifact at Lyla.

“Were there many people?”

“Loads of them.”

Zich stood next to Lyla and stared outside the window. Armed troops crowded near their lodging; their weapons and armor reflected the sunlight and almost blinded them.

“Did you finish packing?”

“I finished packing yesterday.”

“You didn’t miss anything, right?”

“Do you think I’m a kid?”

Lyla gave him a pebble and looked inside the magic box. This meant that she had finished putting everything inside it.

“Let’s go. We don’t have any more reason to stay here. If we stay here any longer, some dangerous people might appear.”

Dududu! It was noisy outside. The troops surrounding their lodging were beginning to move. They saw soldiers roughly smashing the lodging door open and entering it. They would soon enter the room that Zich and Lyla were in. Lyla lifted her staff. Mana flowed out of her body and circled around her and Zich. Then, she recited a spell and moved the mana.

Whoosh!

Zich and Lyla were gone. Even their remaining scent dispersed...