Zach's hand slipped out of Nora's when he was transported to the next floor. Physical contact wasn't enough to ensure that they stayed together. Fortunately, the magic trap didn't disappear after he stepped on it, and Nora appeared next to him and Alzara only a moment later.
Zach glanced around as soon as Nora arrived.
They were in a forest. It looked like a young forest since the trees were young and tiny with fresh green leaves. The trees were twice or three times as tall as Alzara.
There was no sign of any of the others.
Yanael, Soara, Mandra, and Visla were someplace else. It was as Nora had said was possible. Using different magic traps could bring them to different places.
"How do you get to the third floor?" Zach asked Nora. They had been separated from the others. That meant they didn't have the means to track the Child. They could only hope to reunite with the others as they made their way through the Labyrinth.
