Everyone was completely battered after that fight. William was exhausted to the extreme from having used all those spells, and this was reflecting in his physical state. He could barely stand.
Hemlock was passed out on the ground. Lucy and Seraphina were the people who were in the best condition.
"What are we going to do now?" Lucy asked Seraphina, "the two of them can't go on!"
Seraphina also didn't really know what to do. "I think we should go back to the village," she said, "if you managed to follow us here then the path must be clear. I think it's the best thing we can do right now."
William agreed with her. "Yes, you're right. You still have the strength to fight so if any elemental shows up, we'll be fine."
With the objective decided in mind, they all did everything they could to get out of that place as quickly as possible. William walked over to the dead elemental, and picked up something that was on the ground.
