He was an idiot. Of course it was a trap to get him. Why else would a bunch of mages be casting a spell like this just in view of castle Yotsura? He was a fool for coming out here. He could have – no, he should have stayed back, within the castle.
No matter, he tried to convince himself. He just needed a bit of time until his mana recharged. Just half a day or so. Now that they had him, these people had no reason to harass Castle Yotsura. In fact, he was more than certain that they'd want to steer clear of the castle to avoid being captured themselves.
If even one of them was taken alive, the castle residents would very quickly find out where they were taken Aether.