Satio, who seemed to be a bit injured himself, cursed. He raised his hand, and some magic circles appeared, requiring him to use a complex spell to take the ring off.
It took a good portion of his mana. This brat was lucky it was he who fetched him. Most other mages wouldn't be able to take this off on time.
The power soon dissipated, leaving Frago's hand with what seemed like a large bruise. If he had been a couple of seconds late, the young man might've lost his finger.
"You just spent a good portion of what you gathered. What a waste," Satio said, shaking his head and eyes full of dissatisfaction. He then whistled again, this time the monster—who had eaten his meat—did return.
Satio pondered whether to kill it. It wasn't like it wasn't well-fed, why did it act like that?
He narrowed his eyes. Was there something he was missing?
He wasn't able to ponder too long, however.
