After waiting long enough for the retreating hunter army to actually disappear over the horizon, Erik and his army dispersed again. The remaining reinforcements were redirected, and the gathered men and women were divided into divisions once more to finish scouring the last remaining hunters from their borders.
At the same time, Erik returned to Maghradi. After informing Zahra of what happened, Erik kissed Elora goodbye before she returned to Enkare Nkai through the portal connecting the two cities.
Of course, goodbye didn't really fit. Even if their bond wouldn't allow them to talk over this kind of distance, Elora's connection to Erik's dimension was far less susceptible to distance. Despite being physically further apart than ever before, talking to each other was as easy as parting their lips.
