Walking out from the flames of the door was Alice, who had donned a disguise, Vanna wearing ordinary clothes, and Morris carrying a staff and dressed in a deep gray coat.
Duncan needed Morris's knowledge to help understand the city and to locate "Brown Scott", needed Vanna's expertise to track down the heretics and, if possible, establish contact with the local church, and needed Alice...
Actually, he didn't really need her, but Alice wanted to come take a look—on the other hand, considering that Alice bore the face of the Frost Queen, Duncan thought bringing her along might be a bit of fun.
The eerie green Spectral Flame dissipated quickly in the air, and Ai Yi transformed back into the shape of a white dove, settling on a nearby tree branch. In the cold winds of Frost, Morris tightened his thick coat and looked up at a brightly lit area of the city close by. Alice curiously surveyed her surroundings, while Vanna had already noticed a towering figure standing in the darkness.
