After a while, the other mercenaries returned, and soon the sun began to set. Noticing that they had a prisoner, the mercenaries started to get agitated. Magic weapons were valuable, but they could get rich much faster by selling beings of other worlds, even more so when they resembled humans quite a bit.
In any case, the little kid was put in the center of the camp where everyone could see him, and not a single person could get close without Ethan noticing. Although she didn't receive the order to do it, Emily healed his wounds and as soon as that happened. The boy fell unconscious. He was exhausted and hungry, but the relaxing feeling of healing magic made his tension drop to zero.