194 The Way Back

"Hunters are called that because they hunt mages," Snowcloud explained. "They specialize in a type of Body Refinement that grants them resistance to magic, and they use it to hunt and kill mages. Even Masters and Grandmasters fear them."

"Why do they hunt mages?" Arran asked. Although he was curious about the Body Refinement technique she mentioned, this did not seem like the right time to express his interest in it.

"Nobody knows," she replied. "They rarely appear in the borderlands, but when they do, they inevitably leave a trail of dead mages in their wake. After that, they simply disappear again."

"That's it? They kill mages?" Arran frowned, unimpressed with the explanation. He had killed his fair share of mages already, and with the possible exception of Zehava, so had the others in their small group. Moreover, while Hunters' powers seemed to resemble his own, Body Refinement and resistance to magic were hardly unique abilities.