"Yes, and? The fact that they ran off implies that you did something to cause that. Especially since neither have run off now even though you are in close proximity and are about to arrest them," Valerie said turning the evidence against the guard, "I understand it's your job to be suspicious of people, but this had to be to an extreme degree."
"I don't care what you think, I'm here for them." Rheyna said, pointing to Shace and Luke. "If they don't want to come with me, they can argue for themselves."
"And I won't let you," Valerie said glaring pointedly at her, "This is blatant bias and I won't stand back and do nothing about this."
"Maybe you should mind your own business and not get involved in something that will only get you in trouble." Rheyna shot back, really hating this girl. "If you want to keep people from doing their jobs, go do it somewhere else where someone might actually care."
"Awww, thank you for recognizing my occupation," Valerie said pulling out her spell book and allowing it to float an inch above her open palm while the pages flipped to the spell she sought, "Now please leave before I do something drastic."
Luke stared at the spellbook in surprise. “Miss, I uh… maybe not right here? Where there’s a lot of witnesses?” He tapped on the mage’s shoulder nervously.
"A mage huh? I should have guessed that you were a pureblood." Rheyna said, not at all surprised. She was, however, a little bit scared. She had seen the effects of some mage spells, and they were never good. "Don't make this a battle of magical powers. You'll regret it."
Valerie sighed and gave the elf a slight smile, "It's fine. I've got this covered," she turned back to the guard, "No, you'll regret it. Now please leave or I will cast the spell."
Rheyna gritted her teeth. "Listen, they might not even get in that much trouble. The more you disobey me the more strict the punishment will be." She was not going to use her power, and that was that. The last time she used it was two years ago so she was out of practice. Not to mention it drained her energy super quickly.
(How many halfbloods are there?)
(3)
"I could vanish before you could turn me in," Valerie had a smirk on her face. She had the upper hand now, "So please, do yourself a favor and leave."
Rheyna was getting desperate now, but she still wasn't desperate enough to admit anything. "You know perfectly well that I won't leave, but I'm also not going to duel you with magic. Just let me turn them in and I won't bother you again."
(Can I have ivy bumping to yall?)
(Sure!)
"My morals can't allow me to do that," Valerie responded the pages in her book had stopped flipping and the spell to teleport them away was front and center, "So please just leave."
Ivy dodged people, laughing and throwing the loaf of bread back. She looked forward just in time to crash into two figures talking.
Valerie scowled at the new comer, before putting on a face, "Hello there. What are you doing here?"
Ivy looked down and fixed her hood, making sure her eyes were hidden. " sorry, I was just here looking for some food." She said in a low voice. A voice was heard in the background "look for that thief! She owes me money!"
"A thief huh?" Rheyna smirked. Maybe she could just turn in this girl and get her job back. "Sorry kid, but as a trained soldier I'm gonna have to turn you in."
"Whi said I was the thief?"
"The person who just yelled that there's a thief on the loose. With your hood and the fact that you aren't making eye contact, you aren't exactly the most innocent person." Rheyna replied.
Luke’s eyes lit up at the sight of a fellow thief, but by the looks of her she wasn’t too experienced. And she was a halfblood at that, leaving her disadvantaged in the court system. He doubted she knew the network of thieves that roamed around in each city, especially if she frequented the fort.
The elf sucked his bottom lip between his teeth, the urge to help a fellow thief was almost overwhelming. But he couldn’t exactly move to attack and sprint. Shace’s grip on his hand was too tight, almost a little painfully so. And he owed his life, and therefore his allegiance, to the werewolf. So he remained silent for the moment.
Valerie looked to the elf and his companion and gestured that maybe they should get out of there. She put her spell book in a slightly less aggressive position.
"The person who just yelled that there's a thief on the loose. With your hood and the fact that you aren't making eye contact, you aren't exactly the most innocent person." Rheyna replied.
"I would rather not die making eye contact." She muttered, still not making eye contact
"Look," Shace said finally, breathing quietly, "If you're so completely positive we've committed a crime, how about you just turn us in to your boss and we'll see what he thinks. I mean, if you have actual proof self-defense is a crime."
Rheyna perked up at that. "Wait, really?! Um…I mean…" She coughed, furrowing her eyebrows at them. "Good."
Luke’s eyes widened in alarm as he began to subtly, but quite frantically, tug his hand away from Shace to make a break for it. He was a wanted thief in most cities and wouldn’t be surprised if his name found his way onto a wanted poster around here.
Shace let go but gave Luke a I have a plan look. "So, where's your proof." She slid her hands in her pockets. "You know which law climbing out a window violates, right?"
(When Valerie has basically already done all of this XD)
Ivy looked up at the other two theifs, her servant eyes, shining