Snowflake, Ares, Venus, and Stefan materialized in the Videnia garden, surrounded by the eerie silence of the ice statues. Their gazes swept across the frozen figures, taking in the familiar faces of Katherine, Mirabella, and the Treacherous Four who were also present.
Mirabella ran towards Stefan, concern etched on her face, but his attention was fixated on Ashton's statue, his expression torn between a smile and a sigh.
"Stefan, are you okay?" Mirabella asked, worriedly.
Stefan's eyes shifted to hers, his nod slow and mechanical. "Yes."
Mirabella couldn't help but sigh. How could he lie so well when he had dark circles around his eyes and he looked so pale.
"There's nothing that can be done. This is eternal ice." He said as he approached Ashton's statue, his eyes fixed on the frozen form.
Mirabella couldn't believe her ears. "No! No, I can't lose Isabella like this!"
