As the duo focused on meticulously inspecting their current loot, a short distance away, two figures were experiencing a miraculous transformation. Having recently broken free from their petrified state, their once stony visages now bore the supple flesh of life once more. They eagerly brushed away the remnants of dust and stone that clung to their rejuvenated forms.
"By the stars, it worked! We've escaped the clutches of petrification," the young man jubilantly declared, stretching his limbs, which had been rigid for what felt like an eternity.
His companion, a young woman, chuckled softly while wiping away the last remnants of stone from her body. "True, I didn't have high hopes for those two, but they made quick work of the creature we struggled to vanquish."
