The Three Branches of Magic (Part 1)

"Are you a mage?" The stable boy had never seen one before. Just like nobles, mages didn't use trade routes. 

"Sort of. I'll pay for whatever damage and heal any injury my beasts might cause. Yet try to con me and it will be the last mistake you make. I have eyes and ears everywhere." Lith said while Onyx and Abominus went on their own to two empty stalls.

The stable boy gulped and followed their movements with his eyes, fearing that the horses might get scared and injure themselves in the attempt to escape, yet nothing happened.

When he turned around, Lith and the children were gone.

The inside of the Hot Pot was as warm as the stables but it smelled much better. The walls were lined with long tables and benches while the center of the ground floor was filled with tables for four.