Back in the wilderness, Sofina's predictions proved to be correct. Two days after Zok and the others left the wilderness, the Shamanka showed up there with an armada of shamans behind her. Just by looking at the sheer size of her army, it was clear that she was there to end Zok once and for all.
She had been waiting for that moment for a long time and finally, it was time for her to prove that the prophecy was wrong. However, her plans were shattered the moment they entered the glades. After looking for an entire day, they found the cave where Zok had been living.
The way the cave was protected made it all the more obvious that Zok was inside. But when they entered the cave, there was nothing. They found a second cave behind the first one, however, that cave was empty as well.
