3Aldo doesn't need to be told twice. The moment the word 'go' falls from Legba's lips, he runs for the open door with Ross and Luce close behind him, terror putting wings on their feet. Then they're up the stairs, through the lounge, into the corridor and out the main door as if fleeing a burning building. They run out into the courtyard, and come to a sudden halt.
Aldo looks around in bewilderment, his heart hammering and not understanding what he's seeing, because the snowy midnight landscape of what must've been only a couple of hours ago, is gone. All around are heather-shrouded hills spotted with mountain blooms, and thick verdant forest beneath a clear blue sky and a midday sun that warms Aldo's terror-chilled skin. There's not so much as a puddle of slush to be seen anywhere, as if
