The three mages who were still frozen because Anton’s Telekinesis was holding them were floating behind him while he walked around the campsite making sure that no one was still injured.

After that, Anton went to where his father was and immediately had Charsi recharged Anders’s wands since they were highly useful in battle.

“Father, I captured these three mages and right now they can’t move because of my spell. Can you have someone interrogate them? Honestly, once I released them I didn’t know how to stop them from casting spells. They’re really powerful,” Anton whispered to his father so that the prisoner mages wouldn’t hear him.

“Let’s bring them into the forest and try asking them some questions while you’re holding them with your spell.”

Anders then called Lucas and Genod and asked them to follow Anton and him to the forest to interrogate the captured mages.

Once the trees surrounded them, Lucas began questioning the mages.

“Who are you and why did you attack our caravan,” Lucas asked the mages calmly.

The mages ignored Lucas and looked at Anton.

“Sir Archmage, we’re part of the Wizard Emporium in Ruandelle and we were instructed to capture the young mage Frederick since according to our intel he was the one who made the enchanted item that makes a room cold and the enchanted lantern. We were informed by our people that the only defenses that your caravan had were mercenaries and the master of the caravan who was wielding powerful wands. The enchanter was supposed to be a very weak mage.” One of the capture mages said.

Anton was surprised that the mage was so forthcoming and based on the other two captured mages, they were not blaming the wizard who spoke.

“Why are you telling that information readily?” Lucas asked curiously.

“We’re not loyal soldiers! We’re businessmen and yes we sometimes do unscrupulous things but we’re only supposed to intimidate your caravan into giving us the mage and after that, we would have let you go. How are we supposed to know that your caravan is under an archmage,” One of the mages shouted.

Anton cast his buffs and activated his three auras then turned on the special effects. He then floated up so now he looked like a powerful being glowing and floating.

“Father, I’m angry. Will you allow me to go back to the city of Ruandelle and destroy the Wizard’s Emporium or possibly the whole city itself!” Anton asked his father but he winked first to make sure that Anders would understand that he was just bluffing.

The three mages were horrified to hear what Anton wanted to do.

“Sir Archmage, please. The city of Ruandelle had a lot of innocent people that don’t deserve to die!” One of the mages said.

“Hmmph, you just don’t want the people of the city to know that your actions resulted in the destruction of the city,” Genod said angrily.

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“Still, we didn’t know and we don’t want a lot of people to get hurt. Nobody died in your caravan!” One of the mage prisoners said.

“Only because they were healed by my son! As you can see, he is a powerful archmage at a very young age. He’s not some old wizard who’s wearing a young face. What he looked is what his age is and his master is also a very powerful archmage from the city of Zalnothel and we’re headed there so my son can join him. If his master learned that he was attacked by a counselor of your city, I’m guessing that that counselor and his family and possibly the whole city would disappear!” Anders angrily said.

Anton was impressed at how good his father’s acting was but then he reckoned that Anders just channeled his anger at being attacked to that statement.

“We do apologize Sir Archmage and Sir Archimage’s father. If you let us go we will return to the city and report that counselor to the council so that he can be punished!” One of the mages pleads.

“If something happens again, I will do everything in my power to trace and destroy all of the people involved! Now go!” Anton released the three mages and they immediately ran back towards the city of Ruandelle without looking back.

“You should have killed them,” Genod said angrily.

“No. What Anton did was correct. No one died on our end and the only people who died on their end were thugs they hired. If they truly reported what happened here, and based on the information that we gave them, those mages were cowardly enough that they should, the counselor who was one of the owners of that Wizard’s Emporium should be punished.”

Genod just harrumph and immediately went back to the campsite. While Anton, Anders, and Lucas were walking back, Lucas suddenly asked Anton something.

“Anton, ever since I’ve known you, I haven’t seen you kill anyone. Have you ever killed a person?”

“You’re correct Lucas. I’ve only killed monsters and the closest thing that I’ve killed that looked like a human was those werewolves and those vampires. But if me and my family are threatened, I will not hesitate to kill but for now, I’ll let you handle the killings since you’re used to it,” Anton laughed.

Anders looked extremely proud and Lucas smiled at Anton’s innocence.

Anton sighed and told Lucas something that he had thought of before.

“Since I haven’t consciously killed anyone before, I know that once I do I might encounter emotions that I haven’t before like the feeling of guilt of taking someone’s life of a father or a brother or someone’s son but I started preparing for that ever since I woke up from my sickness. I know that this is not a peaceful world and I can’t live like I’m somewhere benevolent and I’ll deal it with once it comes but for now, I’m living my life with my family while enjoying our adventures.”

Unexpectedly, Anders suddenly hugged Anton.

“If your mother is alive, she would have been very proud of you right now.”

Anton blushed and patted his father’s back.

Since it was still nighttime, Anders planned to continue resting in their camp but Anton saw that the mercenary leaders doubled the guards who were patrolling the surrounding area.

Anna and her maids were outside their carriage together with Colin and Nemina, Lunelle and Frederick were outside theirs.

“Why are you waiting outside?” Anton asked his sister.

“We wanted to know if everything is fine now,” Anna answered.

“Let’s go inside the carriage and I’ll tell you the details.”

Once they were inside Anton told his sister that the bandits were not really bandits but thugs that were hired and led by three mages from the Wizard’s Emporium shop from the city of Ruandelle. They only intended to scare the caravan into giving up Frederick since they thought that he was the one who made the wooden tablet of air conditioner and lantern of Fire Bolt light.

He also mentioned that Anton had already released the captured mages and would return to the city to report the counselor who made the nefarious plan of capturing the enchanter. He told Anna that the mages were frightened that he would fly back to the city to rain death and devastation to their shop and even the city because of their actions.

“Even if you do something like that, they deserve it!” Anna harrumphed and Anton just smiled.