Carrisa's heart remained still as she and Elizalina moved swiftly through the labyrinthine corridors, their footsteps echoing in the cold, desolate halls.
They ventured deeper, encountering chimeras along the way, but none proved as formidable as the one that had used its hypnotic effect on them earlier.
A smoldering fury burned within Carrisa's chest. What she had experienced had exposed a side of herself she hadn't anticipated, leaving her pensive.
The chimera had dredged up her deepest fear—that her enemies would not forget her simply because she had sought refuge in the mundane world. Now, with Alicarde entangled in her conflict, any misstep could doom them both.