One by one, Violina, Nessa, Anerias, and Dukiel popped their heads out of the snow and started crawling up after taking several deep breaths. While climbing up, they glanced at the sky. There were a few clouds here and there, but it was otherwise blue with a very familiar sun.
They were back in the Empire on the northern border. They had somehow left the Labyrinth with the avalanche.
However, none of them could celebrate.
They soon noticed that Zach wasn't right by them, despite having ridden on Nessa's Millipede with his familiars the same as them. Even the Millipede had poked its head out of the snow with no sign of Zach.
At first, they thought he and his maids were still trapped deep in the snow or maybe even below the Millipede.
However, before they could start searching for him, they sensed something a little further down the mountain. With frowns, the four summoners got up and with their familiars, descended to the bottom of the avalanche's field of snow.
