The spy had been following the mercenary squad.
After the magic apprentice took away the Ancient Elvish book and left the tavern, the mercenary was found by his friend and beaten up. Then, they yelled at each other and left for the woods outside of the capital.
The spy followed them and watched them enter the cave.
He waited outside until he saw the mercenaries leave the cave and have a fight. One of the Mages among the mercenaries heavily wounded a few of his teammates. When he was out of magic, he pinched the necklace in his hand, and he was immediately filled with magic power and became as energetic as before.
Because the spy was too close, the Mage spotted them, and they could only escape first.
Dalton's heart was on fire after the spy's tale.
Any Mage would've been excited by a piece of magic equipment crafted by elves that could store magic power.
Now, Dalton had been fully convinced.
