Hearing that, Zac's investigative mind rushed into action. "Did the captor store the strange silencing item in their ring?"
"Probably. I used channeling to break the cuffs and his ribs. That's when he was pushed back and I used an earth pillar to create some space between us," explained Nelphy.
"Okay, okay… Were the captors all wearing similar clothing?"
"No. They all wore completely unrelated outfits," Nelphy answered. "And I only got a good look at the one grabbing me, not including seeing the one you caught after the fact."
"... But why would you be the one targeted? And why threaten to do the same to Jash?" Zac stated some rhetorical questions while letting his mind go to work.
Nelphy understood that Zac was just doing his job and played along. "Well… There are motives to target only us two–"