Of course, as a fairly well-known figure, the young illusionist had his own fanbase. And until now, Lyney had managed to avoid the attention of overly enthusiastic fans.

Yet he let his guard down for only a moment, and quickly after that found himself in an unfamiliar place, with his limbs bound and head aching. Without a Vision, there wasn't much Lyney could do about this.

"Listen," he said in a shaky voice, "let's be reasonable about this. Let me go, and we'll pretend this never happened."