Where I'm from, it wasn't unheard of for kids to go missing off the streets for one reason or another. There are also procedures people can get done to enhance their bodies or, if you have enough money, to just get healed in seconds. I'm a little more used to the "science and tech" reason than magic myself.

[ She won't linger on the explanation, since Heine looks like he doesn't want to go into detail and Gebura's not interested in pressing people for their life stories and possible trauma anyway. ]