I ran with Alicia as fast as I could. I didn't have any idea where to run or someplace to hide. My mind wasn't thinking about that. My only objective was to stay out of their range. Justine's magic was a sign that she was getting closer. I didn't know if I was close enough for her to send an attack, but I didn't want to stay there and find out.
"Ah… Ah…!" Alicia breathed heavily. The poor girl didn't have the conditioning to run as much as we needed.
"Alicia, please hold on a bit. We are almost there," I said to her, trying to encourage her. But where exactly is "there"? Where would I hide to protect her from danger? Ironburgh? Would I be capable of arriving there?
I started to hear the rustle of leaves accompanied by hasty footsteps. The sound was starting to get closer and closer, and then a gunshot was fired, cutting at my left and hitting the ground. At that moment, the ground opened in front of me and Alicia thanks to a block of ice erupting from the earth. An ice bullet.
