In the distance, a third massive signature was approaching fast, and the defenses that had seemed so stable minutes before suddenly felt very fragile.
The revelation that their most powerful tamer couldn't stop the threat sent a chill through everyone present that had nothing to do with Selphira's ice magic.
If freezing couldn't contain these creatures, what could?
The question hung in the air, while in the distance, the sound of cracking ice grew louder with each passing moment.
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A little earlier, on the northern side of the defensive perimeter…
The group of ten girls, (three maids and four guards accompanying the three "princesses") arrived at the northern sector when the situation was already more or less organized under established command.
At the head of operations in this sector was Lady Morgain, a moderately prominent noble from Goldcrest territory with a solid local military reputation.
