[Daren]

Alton waited to get a reply of some kind from the small gathering here, but after he didn't get even the lightest answer he knew something was very wrong here. More so then he first had bothered to pay attention to. Why didn't he pick up on it before? It was magic he knew himself all too well yet he had let it go unnoticed, Emily was far from safe if there was a user of the dark arts around. The so called villagers were just reanimated puppets, the whole group of them. He would bet anything the child was a lure just to get Emily away.

He almost wanted to curse himself, for being so blind and letting this happen. A few moments later it seemed Emily's energy had left the area and whatever had happened she had regained herself causing the sudden spike to die off making it harder to track her. Muttering a few words under his breath the area quickly grew dark as a faint aura surrounded him at his words. "Your master would have been wise not to anger me..." He hissed out before the puppets before him seemed to fall to the ground each one releasing a spirit of sorts as the ties to whoever has animated them were cut.

He allowed all of the energy to be released, all but one that he held a extended hand towards as his eyes glowed blood red in the darkened area. "Running will do no good.." He said as he seemed to read where the connection from this energy ended at, back at it's master. The one who had been controlling the villagers probably knew as soon as her links were severed, and he made sure she heard his final warning to her. Caring little as to who had done such a thing, he disliked any other dark arts user. This one would be no exception... even if she didn't kill the villagers it gave her no right to use them to her will.

After he was done getting a general location of whoever he was tracking he quickly returned to the horse and went about trying to track where Emily was. If luck was with him he would cross paths with her and her captors not too far from town. Then they could go about getting to the next marked 'safe' haven. But not before he took care of the dark magic user who had crossed him. Whoever had hired the woman probably forgot to tell her who Emily was traveling with.

Most magic users have a aura that gives away what element they use or have mastered. Alton kept his hidden and with good reason. Dark magic was not welcome in most areas, it was looked down upon. Most users were killed if they were found or at least in older times. Aside from that it kept his energies in check to make sure nothing he came across was corrupted or ended up rising from it's grave without his willing it to do so.