Kiros gazed down at the foreboding gothic castle. “Orthenius never was one for decoration. The place looks like a travesty both to the eyes and the soul,” she said smarmily.
“There’s a path over there,” Maya said.
“Our little third eye pathfinder. Good eye Maya,” Dain said.
“Stop…the cold is bad enough. I don’t need Dain puns to rub it in.”
The snowy pathway descended into an expansive terrain below. A frozen lake lay at the base of the cliff. A thick layer of ice covered the body of water, stable enough to cross. The faint image of the castle loomed in the distance as they pressed onward.
“I can see the castle up ahead, sis,” Kaya said.
Maya focused her energy and started humming again.
“Maya?”
“Yes, Julius, it’s me. We have stumbled upon an old castle near a frozen lake.”
“You h
