Ice Dragon Slayer/Chapter 13: Hot Wheels

Another Section of Desert
A cloaked man looked out over a dune to a small town in the middle of nowhere. "Figures they'd end up in the middle of some crazy mess. Just my luck..." Gajeel growled out before marching towards the town.
On the other side if the city of Luen, E. Lucy and E. Sarah lead the group into the city.
"This sucks." Drake groaned.
"Hey, what's with all the closed shops?" Harrison asked, looking around.
"Thank the king for this." E. Lucy answered. "It wasn't long ago when you could buy and sell magic here like anything else. But then the royal army started hunting down guilds. Now the buying and selling of magic is strictly forbidden. What's worse is even possessing it is a crime."
"Seriously?" Natsu asked, looking at a closed shop. "You can get in trouble for having it?"
"What about people who are always able to use it?" Wendy asked