The Ashen Territories stretched before us like a wound in the world that had never properly healed.
Rachel's healing magic had done its work well—the exhaustion that had threatened to drag me down was replaced by renewed vitality. Beside me, Reika moved with her usual fluid grace, showing no signs of the mana depletion that had nearly overwhelmed her during the Domain battle. Rachel's touch had been thorough, as always.
Of course, we weren't at full strength but we could move around well enough now.
