The hunters finally arrive at Xanvir – exhausted, grieving, and broken.
Freyja and Magden know that she is dead. She must be. In the mines of Aglian, they saw the rocks fall on her. She was crushed. Surely.
And yet, Eric knows that she is a fighter. He has a crazy theory – that, like the monsters in the mine, she escaped through the mysterious portal, and is still alive. But, if his theory is true, it doesn’t bear thinking about where she could be now. Whatever the case, she will need their help, and urgently.
Firstly, however, they must meet with Lothar. It is why they have travelled three weeks from Maagsgard, after all. Besides, Eric speculates whether Lothar’s summons may have something to do with the portals. That maybe Lothar can help them to save Alice sooner.
Little does Eric realise the scale of Lothar’s concerns. For they are all in danger.
Not just Alice. Not just the hunters. But the entire world.
Alexander Lound 