Seraphina climbed back into the sky.
On her back, Ethan grabbed Auri and plopped her right onto his head. With her pursuer gone, Elira finally let out a breath, panting as she leaned against Feylora to recover.
Auri, perched on Ethan's head, still wasn't satisfied.
She pointed at Elira, putting on an outrageously angry face.
"Daddy!"
"I still want to hit her with snowballs—put me down!"
Ethan's temples started throbbing.
He reached up, lifted Auri off his head, and stuffed her straight back into his body. Her muffled protests were cut off immediately, and the dragon's back finally went quiet again.
Idra stood to the side, not participating in the snowball war at all.
She stared into the distance, silent.
The ice-and-snow landmass had already fallen behind them. Ahead was an endless ocean.
