Chapter 49

Maxi had been warming her hands by the fire. She jerked her head up when she heard Anette speak.

"Do you… think our discovery is not a model of the monster city?"

"I'm just saying nothing is certain. Who knows what might've happened after it was created? The dark mages' plan could've gone awry, or the monsters could've moved their base elsewhere." Anette stared at the snow-covered field as she tossed wood chips into the fire. "We found more ruins under the snow while searching for you. This whole area is strewn with them. I suspect a great battle was fought here."

"It could have been a monster attack," Miriam said, knitting her brow. "Some large creature like a serpend or a basilisk."