Ethan didn't order the army to hunt the stragglers down.
It wasn't mercy.
It was just that, in weather like this, a fleeing man running into wild beasts was… perfectly reasonable.
Wait.
That over there didn't look like a beast.
It was a beautiful butterfly.
After the battle, everyone regrouped.
Phoenix Queen Ignara shifted back into her phoenix form, folded her wings, and lay down on the snow. Flames burned steadily along the edges of her body, turning her into a living furnace.
They all crowded around the giant "heater" to warm up.
Only Elira still hadn't returned.
They were just about to split up and search when the space nearby rippled.
A ring of purplish-red light unfolded above the snow.
Shedra descended through the passage with the insect army behind her. She'd originally planned to come to the battlefield personally and really crush the three sisters' arrogance.
