The swarm of small thieves stampeded past, and she did what she did best, she froze everyone else. For thirty metres around her, time stopped. She quickly moved through the frozen and angry population, picking the pockets of all the witnesses. She had to work fast. She only had a minute. The moment she had her take, she ran. She was around three corners when she heard the distressed shouts from behind her. She kept running until the world shifted under her feet. She was levitated up over the rooftops and even the central tower. A pale-green woman with emerald hair sat there and applauded, a slow and even effort. “Well, I see that the scouts were right. You are an impressive talent.” Zez looked down, swallowed and tried not to activate her power. “Yes, you have caught on. If you freeze me in time, my talent ceases to flow and you will drop like a stone.
