Things used to be so easy. There were keys to find, Charm to help him find them, and Dr. Verity to fight. But now there was this Doyle guy, Bethany was missing, and Owen had surrendered to the police at the very first chance he got, which just felt so wrong that it made Kiel’s stomach ache. Back on Magisteria, whenever the robotic Science Police had caught someone, that was it. You never saw them again. Tended to leave a bad taste in one’s mouth about the police. “We’ve got you surrounded!” shouted a voice from just a few feet away in the darkness. “Come out with your hands up!” Usually, this would be the point where Kiel would cast some fun, probably ironic magic spell, then say something amazing, often with a wink and a grin. Charm seemed to appreciate that sort of thing, so Kiel made sure to push it, even when he was scared or uncertain. Even without magic, part of him wanted to take this police officer down, steal his radio, then spout off something snappy and daring, just so the police knew who they were dealing with.
