Patio

On the natural plateau, Kaizen and the others looked up and saw the still distant stone building on the mountain peak.

The wind carrying the snow made it very difficult to see, so it was impossible to tell if anyone was there or if the people who were there had also disappeared.

Xisrith turned to the group and, while shivering from the cold, said:

"There are probably two or three hundred meters to climb yet. We can't give up now."

Jayaa and Andrew nodded and started walking towards the slightly higher part of the plateau, where there was also a natural staircase to continue climbing. However, Kaizen didn't move a finger and stood still, staring at the building.

The descendragon woman realized that Kaizen wasn't following us and turned to call out to him. "Hey, aren't you coming?" she asked with a smile, as if she were joking.

Kaizen then took his eyes off the building for the first time and replied: