Arriving at the cave, Alanna still remembered how to get to the stairs, as long as she found the entrance to the cave first.
Danika's death was still vivid in her mind. The woman who looked so much like Morana was, in fact, just misunderstood. This made Alanna wonder if the witch could be like that, too, since the essence of their souls remained the same. But she pushed those thoughts away. Morana was evil and that was a fact.
She went through the windy air and snowy path until, after a while, she finally could see the hole that would lead her to where her son was, according to Gaelach. She was not very sure if she could believe him or not. But, anyway, she would find her mate inside that cave. In the worst scenario, she would just die.