Loud footsteps echoed in the long and cold halls of the frozen castle as the elves retreated. All the while, the queen watched with cold eyes as the pair of elves run away from her. Her lips curved in a deep frown.
"Do you really think you can get away that easily?" The queen uttered in a low voice, clearly unimpressed with the elves' decision to run away.
Arianna and Eldric eventually reached the grand staircase leading to the second level of the castle, above their heads an ice chandelier hangs, its materials sparkling faintly due to stray rays of the sun.
"Should we go upstairs or just…" Arianna pointed at the two massive double doors leading outside.
Eldric shook his head, "We can't just leave, Jessica and Darius are still inside."
"Do you really think that I will allow you to escape?" The Queen repeated.
