"Merlin, what happened to you?"
Beside Merlin's ear, Wizard Luce's voice rang. The latter was looking at Merlin with a concerned expression.
"Oh, nothing, what just happened?"
Merlin suddenly "woke up", and realized that a crowd had gathered.
"The Illusion Monument had disappeared. I don't know what happened either."
Wizard Luce shrugged, indicating that he did not know the details. He had never been overly concerned with the Illusion Monument, so its sudden disappearance did not affect him. However, the rest of the Wizards in Spellcast City would not think the same way.
Merlin scanned his gaze across the crowd, and subtly shook his head. He grasped the illusion bead tightly in his hand, and returned to the Vortex Hole with Luce. Here, there was a castle. It was Merlin and Luce's residence, so no one from Spellcast City would disturb them.
