The howling wind roared violently until a sound like interlocking gears snapping into place echoed out.
The massive door opening before them still failed to rouse the two guard mages standing on either side. Silvanus and Leon were unimaginably fast; they vanished from the spot in an instant, and the door closed behind them as well.
Only a moment later did the two guard mages widen their eyes, yet they could sense almost nothing out of the ordinary—aside from the vague feeling that they had just spaced out for a brief moment. Very quickly, they returned to their posts.
The path ahead was not a staircase at all, but a flat stretch of ground. Silvanus and Leon glided forward as if skating over ice.
Suddenly, the sound of voices rang out ahead. Silvanus abruptly accelerated, his figure shooting forward like a bullet.
The two mages there were caught completely off guard—and horrified—by this sudden appearance.
