"Well… so much for getting away."
I stared at the dozens of spaceships encircling us, their lights fixed solely on Arza and me as I held her in my arms.
I wasn't nervous in the slightest.
With a subtle motion, I summoned three Moon Cards and infused each with a sliver of will, embedding a simple trigger and action before quietly slipping them into my pocket.
"Don't do anything unless they try to kill us."
I whispered the words into Arza's ear.
She simply nodded, without hesitation or even asking what I was planning.
A moment later, one of the lead ships fired a massive net. Neither of us resisted as it wrapped around us and pulled us aboard.
***
The Murgin were surprisingly composed, their movements efficient. Two of them scanned our bodies with an artifact designed to detect other artifacts, while a third calmly collected every item it identified.
They took away all the space rings on our fingers, my cloak, Arza's scythe and more importantly… all three of my Moon Cards.
