Isabelle landed in the snowy town.

Though it was only a few days ago, it felt like an eternity since we left.

Snow and dust fell over the valley, dusting everything in light brown. Isabelle melted the snow blocking our way with her flames. All around us, entire buildings were buried. Even the castle at the center was barely visible.

"Thalia!" a voice called out from the roof top of one of the houses.

Standing on it were all of the villages whom he had earlier met, accompanied by Thalia's parents.

Thalia's mother jumped down and embraced her. "You returned. I was so afraid that you might've died in that meteor."

"Meteor?" Thalia asked, pushing her mother away. "What meteor?"

"Rumor has it that a meteor fell to the south, sending dust high into the atmosphere. The planet is unstable as a result," her father responded.

"Did you not hear about it despite being there?" Thalia's mother asked, tilting her head to the side.

"That was no meteor," I said, choking a cry.