Zach was completely on guard against the mage escorting the prince as he pulled out the equipment he felt would work against the mage.
He activated the "Anti-Magic Barrier" skill attached to the Skeletal Armor and increased his magic defense in preparation of what was surely coming.
As expected, the mage was the first one to attack as soon as he saw Zach pulling out weapon and some weird armor out of nowhere. Since he couldn't take any risks when it came to Kolt's safety, he decided to curb the rebellion of Zach and the others before it could begin in the first place.
His proactive approach couldn't delay the speedy maneuvers of Zach even then as he was already as prepared as he could be.
Just as the mage lunged at the group, Luna launched herself in order to intercept the mage midway but was deftly ignored by the powerful mage with a quick side step that left her staring into emptiness.
