Lord Harthorne's true intentions become clear as you wake up, tied to a machine that siphons away your magic. The elderly man leers at you, his smile twisted with cruelty and greed. "Now, my dear," he says, running his hands over the controls of the device, "let's see how much power I can absorb."
You struggle against your bonds, feeling your strength drain away as the machine sucks out your magic like blood from a wound.