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Chains came snapping out and wrapped around him, tying him in place.
“Fuck,” he swore and then with the first part of the trap activated, the second one went to work, transporting him. Everything went smoothly on our end.
I used the tablet, flipping through the video feed until I came to the room he should have been moved to, and there he was in all his frustrated glory. He tried to break loose from the bindings. I made my way back to the others while keeping an eye on the screen. He couldn’t get loose. I pressed a few buttons. His vitals were stable.
“How did it go?” Davies asked.
“Success,” I replied and looked up to see everyone staring at me with interest. “Ami, you’re next.”
“Aw, no telling us more about Venni?” Ami asked.
I shook my head. “The less you know, the better,” I replied.
She huffed before moving toward the building. I followed behind like I did with Venni, noting how she wrapped magic around herself that made her invisible on the cameras—for the most part. If I looked close enough, all I could see on the screen was a slight distortion, and that was only because I knew to look for it.
She went a different route, always looking around her as she got closer to her target area. When she got there, she eyed her surroundings again.
There was a tree near the building, but the jump from the furthest branch to the building was one most humans wouldn’t be able to make.
Ami took note of the jump before reaching out to the tree. When her hand met the bark, the trap went off. She made a small moaning noise, and for a second, I thought something had gone wrong by the twisted expression on her face. Before I could react, she disappeared as the trap took her to the new location. I began moving toward the building, checking the camera. She made it to the designated room but was on the floor. I stared at her image, wishing for her to move. When she did, I sighed in relief and stopped moving, watching her.
She looked fine, and when I checked her vitals, they were all normal. Her heart rate was slightly higher than it should be, but not dangerously. She was okay. I’d have to talk to her about what happened before she was moved. That trap was a simple stun and transport, but she looked like she was in pain. I wasn’t into unnecessary pain, even with baddies. I didn’t want to hurt them. I just didn’t want them being able to escape.
I went back to the group. “Success number two,” I said with a grin. Everything just needed to keep going like that.
“Sarina, your turn,” I said.
She nodded, giving me a nervous smile, the confident woman I’d seen earlier was slowly losing it. “Where are the other two?” she asked.
I checked the cameras. They were still in their rooms. Venni was pouting in the corner. Okay, not pouting, but he was sitting in the corner, still bound by the chains and eyeing the door critically. Ami was trying to use her little bit of magic to get out but she wasn’t a match. I could see her frustration growing as she continued to try to leave.
“Still in the rooms. If you guys get caught, I’m going to leave you in there until the end. I want to see if anyone is able to break out. I didn’t put anything in the wards to cause harm if you use your magic. I figured any baddies in there can just tire themselves out instead.”
They nodded their understanding. Sarina didn’t look happy at all, but she still seemed willing.
I smiled at her. “Ready? I need to see what a strong magic user is capable of using against the traps, so throw all you have into staying free.”
Her confidence came back, and she grinned. “Game on.”
I smiled back. “Game on.”