Bait?

"Have you unlocked her water spirit? How is that possible given that her water spirit was never activated?" River was taken aback by Cyrus' sudden revelation and asked.

"River, what happened?" Cyrus asked, his eyes narrowed at the fire dragon.

"She ran away from Fireria after overhearing my uncle discussing attacking Credia and ended up running into the statkus mages." River responded.

"Did she go into detail about what happened?" Cyrus asked, his lower lip constantly biting.

"When I arrived, she was unconscious in the woods outside the border between Fireria and Antica, possessing the wrath of the fire mage scroll. She told me she saw living corpses and that they told her they were Statkus mages, strong mages. I am aware of them, but it appears that none of the mages of this era are aware of the history of the elder mages who have all passed away." River sighed as he finished his sentence. "Hypnotized?" In disbelief, he inquired.