'That was certainly a giant detour, but I'm glad I went through it.'
She yawned with satisfaction, stretched a couple times to loosen up a bit, and walked back towards Eliseline.
'Oh yeah.'
She activated her gift and searched for Kin. She found him talking with the Marchioness inside a makeshift camp.
<I want to confidently say no, sir, but, you must understand,> the Marchioness was sighing.
<So it's hard to say when the people can be allowed back in?>
<Yes.>
Kin nodded and removed his mask.
<Sir?> a soldier beside him asked worriedly.
<I'll go around like this for half a day,> Kin said. <If nothing happens to me, then let the people back in their homes.>
<Sir.>
The Marchioness said levelly, as if annoyed by a child's antics.
<My decision is final.>
Everyone looked at him. The noble mages with mocking eyes, while the soldiers and commoner mages with unveiled admiration.
I found a nightshift job that's mostly chill. Hopefully I get in, so I can spend some time writing while I get paid.