This time, Astrid was determined to uncover the reasons why they always seemed to be one step behind the culprit who kept targeting their group by knocking out the mages. Aware that they might have to make another move to confront this group of Mages , Astrid insisted that they refrain from splitting up. Instead, he believed it was crucial to fully utilize the divination Mage's abilities, so they don't fall for any scheme of the mages again. The Divination Mage had been the only one who consistently managed to locate or track down their elusive attacker in the darkness. And Astrid seems to have recognized the significance of his abilities which he never bothered with before. Kethra, in particular, was eager to capture Alec and uncover all the secrets he held. However, he couldn'