Chapter 35: CraziestWe fell out of the portal, still clinging to one another and for the first time since I'd set out I felt the cold, vaguely comprehending the fact that we were laying in the snowy courtyard of Zaen. The portal closed and I caught sight of Epi creating a closing sigil, preventing anyone from coming through behind us.
The scene around us was chaotic, Jerome was directing triage teams and Conal was being carefully loaded onto a stretcher. William was sitting on the ground, holding Gwynn in his arms. Matt was being supported by a medic while Misaki clung desperately to his hands. Both Arasinya and Goren were being attended to, Tibor hovering anxiously beside them.
For a few seconds I lay stationary, Gabrielle's arms wrapped around me while I tried to absorb the surreal sce
