Once I had convinced Ann of my intentions, it seemed like she was finally willing to talk.
So of course the first thing that I asked was…
"How is he suppressing your power?"
I knew that the power that she wielded was an innate power, so unless it was being suppressed by something, it wasn't as if she would be this weak. If it wasn't that something was suppressing her power to create flames, she would have already burned that sly looking noble and his property down.
She never would have allowed him to lay a single finger on her, let alone make her his wife.
"It was a long time ago, but the short story is that my uncle was the one that introduced me to him. Before this, I was working as an adventurer, using my powers to take down monsters and clear commissions. After introducing me to him, he used these chains on me that locked up my powers, so I wasn't able to do anything."