Using the girl's sleeping bag Alex woke abruptly at the first sign of light. Making his way to his companions he quickly ushered them awake. Chris woke immediately, while Joshua took his time rolling on his side ignoring the first command. Looking toward Chris he could see he was confused. This was the first time he had used subliminal persuasion this long, he felt it may be time to reapply the pressure.
Successfully getting both of them to follow command, he made his way to the last known area his minions had left the girl. Looking down the waterfall no trace of ice remained. A series of rocks lined the bottom, as the water splashed furiously against them making its way down stream.
"Well at least they were right about that." He thought.
"I know how we can get down there." Chris stated breaking Alex's silence.
"Oh yeah?" he turned his gaze toward him.