Young Petro

It was a great escape.

After abducting the daughter of an enemy mafia boss from his mansion, Petro tore off the suspicious necklace around the young lady's neck, threw it into the river, and successfully shook off his pursuers by taking advantage of his knowledge of the area.

Petro was born and raised in this city. He knew its winding alleys far better than outsiders who had only arrived two or three years ago.

Peering at the main street from behind the liquor barrels stacked behind a tavern, Petro saw that, just as expected, the pursuers had gathered along the riverbank, illuminating the water with lanterns and looking completely lost.

As Petro had guessed, the necklace had apparently been enchanted with a tracking spell. It was a common precaution against kidnapping or disappearance for important people.

Petro had once stolen a gemstone enchanted with a tracking spell and been caught by the police. There were two ways to remove a tracking spell: burn it away with Flame Magic or use Dispel Magic, a spell reserved for Transcenders. This time, to conserve magic, he had chosen a much simpler method.

Petro set down the young lady, who had been carried along obediently, stood her up, and positioned himself behind her. He deftly pulled her hands behind her back and tied them with cloth.

As she was being bound, the young lady addressed him in a calm voice.

"You may already know this, but allow me to introduce myself. I'm Camilla. Camilla Fernandez."

"Ah."...