Arad carried Amber in his arms and slowly trailed up the stairs, with Merlin following shortly after. "It's getting colder," He opened his palm to ignite a small flame beside Amber.
"You don't need to worry about me," Amber looked at him, "Carrying me is enough. I'm the only one with decent clothes, after all,"
Even with her rob's left arm burned and having a massive hole at its side, it still amounted to far larger coverage compared to the topless Arad and the one shirt Merlin.
"It's frozen up there," Arad looked at her, "Once we reach it, you stay put beside the heat while we clear the layer,"
"I know, you don't need to remind me,"
Merlin stared at them, "You aren't fighting either, Arad," She climbed the stairs a bit faster, getting ahead of Arad, "I'm the one clearing the layer. You two have already taken enough damage,"
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"We're here," Arad put Amber down and created a small flame with a fireball at her side. "Wait a bit,"
