Chapter 137: Frustration

Among the many strange things that cloud this figure we know as the Mayor of Aste, the most prominent bit that stands out for me would be the fact that he has yet to make an appearance.

I mean, he couldn't have possibly thought for a single second that those Hunters he sent would kill me, would defeat me. 

No, I mean, even if he did, who wouldn't want to see what the thorn in their side looks like? I know I would. So why didn't he even turn up to gloat?

One of the answers I've thought up to this little disturbing absence of his is that, well, he wasn't really absent.

I don't even know what he looks like, so he could have blended in with the crowd that ran off with the encroaching battle of Anselm and Quen. Or he might be a Mage with Illusionary powers and kept himself hidden.

It's more than likely truly, even if Kaylin said he didn't perform any Illusion magic, would she actually know if he did? I mean, it's called an illusion for a reason.