Emerald moves his back leg a little to see if he still has his Knife of Subtlety. He can still feel it, so clearly they didn’t take it from him like they did his bag… Or he supposes it’s technically their bag. Emerald also notices they didn’t take his amulet, though that is probably not for a lack of trying.
 
Emerald tries to explain that he is just a colt with a very unlucky streak, that he was on the boat that the ‘Kraken’ attacked and that he got flung off into the water. He ended up wandering the forest for a while and then came to this village. He didn’t even know the village was still occupied, and he took the book because he wanted to read it. It looked interesting. He makes it clear that he didn’t however, because the book tried to call out to him and it freaked him out. In addition he says that undead coming after him would freak anyone out, so of course he ran. Also, if he was in some sort of magical disguise how could he do that if he was currently anti-magic?
 
While he says this Emerald starts to tear up and sob. he can’t help it, but in the back of his mind he hopes that maybe it’ll buy him some sympathy. He cries that he doesn’t want to die.
 
“There are a few ways to disguise oneself without magi. Potions chief among them. And I’m not going to rule out that you are harmless quite yet. We found a focus among your belongings, and the powerful anti-magic field around you concerns me. I am quite adept at magic, intruder, and not even I can figure out how to overcome it. Whatever that locket is, it has been powerfully enchanted.” The masked pony says. He then shifts a little and continues, “Why was the boat you were on crossing through my territory in the first place?”
 
 
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