“Now listen to me,” she said again, as seriously as she could. “I’m going to be honest with you, Deadlight. Okay?” He nodded, and she went on. “You have no chance of escaping. If you try, Major Fischer might kill you. She authorized the auto-turrets…” She trailed off, realizing that didn’t make sense. “There is powerful magic on our city. If anything leaves without permission, they will die.” She made her way up to the bars. “I don’t want you to get hurt.”