[Port City of Neima. Noble District. 11:00 P.M.]
The effects of the numbing spell had already worn off and Makroft woke up anxious and disoriented. He looked around only to realize that he was in a darkened room.
Then the old wizard tried to stand up but soon realized that his body was shackled and he could not move.
"Hmph. Do they think mere chains were going to hold me down?" Makroft quickly calmed down and circulated the mana in his body to cast a spell. But when he tried to release the energy, it got stuck in his body. It was as if an invisible wall was blocking the outflow of his mana.
"What the hell is going on? Why can't I conjure?" Realizing that his magic had been sealed, the old wizard began to panic and tried desperately to free himself from the chains that bound him.
