Last Day in a Long Journey

An icy barrier erupted out of the ground, surrounding both Olpi and Doevm.

Frey leapt away from the pair. A moment later he would have been launched into the clouds.

The journey had been long. They were nearly at their destination, Petal Town, yet the sun would not delay the day's end merely for their convenience. The group bunkered down, and began their nightly routine; sparring session, this time with the newcomer.

"Did I use too much mana?" Olpi asked. She had encased both herself and Doevm in an icy fortress. Her mana pulsed like her rapid heartbeat while Doevm watched apathetically as an observer.