Back at the cathedral ruins...
Raziel leaned against one of the shattered pillars, arms crossed and eyes half-closed. He was supposed to be the temporary leader while Drake and the others were gone—but leading wasn't exactly his thing.
"Hey, you sure they'll be fine?" Lumi asked as she sat on a chunk of stone, her legs swinging back and forth.
"They've got Drake, Valkor, Nyxirith, and Celestis. I think they'll manage," Raziel said lazily.
Zara didn't respond. She stood at the highest point of the broken platform, scanning the streets through a half-collapsed window. Her heart was beating constantly in a slow rhythm.
The Frost Princess could clearly sense something was amiss but couldn't quite wrap her head around it.
Elise was playing with her flames in the corner. She hadn't spoken much since the fight with Garren, but everyone could tell she was on edge.
From time to time, her expression would darken when she recalled the encounter with the leader of the Broken Claw.
