The day after work began on the altar's Magic Array.
Basta went to Martin of his own accord and confessed to being an undercover agent.
He gave up several of his comrades, fellow undercover Mages from the Macher Kingdom.
Martin was stunned, unable to understand why Basta would expose himself.
Basta also confessed something else.
He was responsible for the little trick that caused the Magic Array to collapse yesterday.
He had also planned to destroy all the Magic Arrays at the last moment, just before their completion, in order to stop the Divine Worship Ceremony.
His accomplices were utterly stunned when they were captured.
They stared at Basta in disbelief, their faces filled with anger and confusion.
'Why would he betray us?'
Martin handed Basta and the others over to the City Lord's Mansion to be dealt with.
Otz's Personal Guard Captain escorted the group back to Maple City for interrogation.
Basta sat blankly in one carriage, while the others were placed in another.
