Mother (1)
Emma raised her hands to prepare for the attacks by the three other thugs, but the man who caught Therius immediately threatened her with a loud voice.
"If you fight back, then this child will die ...!" he exclaimed, scraping Therius' neck with his knife.
Emma's heart skipped a beat when she heard the man's threat. She cursed herself for being a mere level-3 telemancer. She could not control the minds of her attackers to yield because two of them were level-2 mages. She wasn't strong enough to control them.
If she were as powerful as Therius in the future, a threat like this was nothing to her. Therius would be able to easily face them without having to engage in any physical altercations.
Emma bit her lip until it bled. She was forced to yield. She had no choice.
No matter what ... she must not let them hurt Therius. She had to buy time.
'Help me. Xion .. where are you? Can you hear me? Help us ...'