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"Is this...?" Jin looked at the thin threads that bound his hands to the ceiling, halting his blade just before it could pierce Loana's face.
"It seems you're doing everything in your power to protect her. Truly pathetic!" he remarked, retreating instantly while keeping his eyes on Thorn.
Staying still for even a moment longer would have meant being completely ensnared by those threads.
Jin reappeared just centimeters from Loana, but the transparent threads had already surrounded the area.
"Don't move at all; you are safe within that space," Thorn instructed Loana before leaping back swiftly.
Jin frowned as the steel threads blocked the advance of his short sword. No matter what he tried, he couldn't break through.