Damian growled and sheathed his cutlasses before kneeling and looking around, hoping they might find something but giving up after a few minutes of fruitless searching. Leading the way back to the bodies, he removes their masks and then their magical charms, each one bearing at least three that allowed them to perform different magic. "Fastest mode of travel is, like you said before we left, to fly. I didn't want to risk expending too much magic energy, but I can use my Striker Blade transport to travel." Standing after finishing with the last man, he beckons Penny to follow him, coming out of the alleys back at the last shop they'd checked out.

As they leave the alley ways, they see some men from the merchant guild waiting for them, and one of them anxiously approaches them. "Did you stop the thieves? At least chase them out of Crocus?" Damian regarded the man carefully, seeming to appraise the portly man with his overgrown beard carefully before answering him, handing him all the masks but one.

"The men are dead in the alley ways, killed by the woman who was the leader. She's hurt but running, most likely no longer in Crocus City. So yes, the thieves are dealt with." The merchant clapped his hands excitedly, handing, in turn, over Damian's and Penny's reward, which seemed to have extra jewel in it.

"The extra is for getting here so quickly and dealing with the situation as soon as the arrived. You'll always be welcomed by the Merchant Guild here in Crocus." Damian nods in thanks and leads Penny away from the now overly cheery group of merchants and around a corner.

"We'll split this up when we get back to the guild hall. Let's just get out of here." Closing his eyes, he focuses and an orange magic seal appears beneath him. "Release Skill Lock Alpha, confirmation Sigma twelve." The seal goes from orange to green and he opens his eyes, looking at Penny. "Right then, let's go. Striker Blade, Transport." A sword blade appears on the ground in front of Damian and he steps onto it, raising up into the air so they could leave.