Wain and Erza reached the end of the passage; it was a massive, stone gate. Erza intuitively sensed danger from it and prepared for battle.
"What shall we do?"
"Of course, go forward, I doubt there's anything on the way back." Erza said, "You open the gate, and I'll cover you."
Wain nodded. He knew he was weaker and needed to trust his safety to another person, but he didn't worry about it. Normally Wain wouldn't have agreed to this, but he and Erza had a specific relationship. She would do anything to save Wain in case of danger, and that played into his favor.
Crackling.
The gate slid with a creak, and a mighty wind burst out of the crack. Wain couldn't even stay on his feet, and Erza caught him.
"Are you okay?"
"Yeah, but what was that?"
"I don't know..." Erza shook her head.
