Each step Aster took cracked the thin ice covering the ground. Even the thick wall of ice ahead of him was unable to hold him back, melting like styrofoam dropped with acetone!
Of course, it wasn't simply due to the passive effect of his Carved Seal, but because he just finished casting the reverse, melting the ice before he reached it.
"So... Who among you has bounties?" He asked as soon as he came close enough for his voice to be heard. "Come on, raise your hands if you have one."
"..."
Of course, none of them raised their hands. Rather, they couldn't! Their bodies were half frozen, including their hands, which were enclosed in thick ice!
"None? There's no way that's true."
Aster pulled his Holo-tablet and started scanning the face of the one closest to him. After a bit, the scanned image was cross-referenced to the downloaded data from bounty lists. However, the first one was just a normal wanted person, without any bounty on his head.
