While Orpheus and the priests knew how to exit the chamber, entering it was a different matter. Knowing the traps that guarded the entrance, Miaomiao slapped Leonardo awake.
Leonardo woke with a start, panicked and frantic, until Alfred raised his fist. The threat of another strike silenced him immediately.
Despite the commotion, the dragon remained unconscious. Its deep slumber persisted undisturbed.
Baron Kensington piloted a griffon to shuttle back and forth between the group and Leonardo's hideout multiple times before they finally set off.
By then, the evening sky was painted in the fiery hues of sunset. It was time to return to camp.
The Mandragora Expedition had long been forgotten, overshadowed by the events of the day. The sheer magnitude of what had occurred left everyone reeling.
When they arrived, the camp was already set up. By morning, they would reach Crowley's castle.
"First Archery Squad, form up! Fire!"
