"What is the shelter of the weak?... What is the shelter of the weak?..."
The last sentence of the Commander kept playing inside Elias's head when he heard something like the crack of thunder, but the sound was deeper, as if it was coming from a place that was so distant that it did not make any sense that he was able to hear it, but he still did because of the sheer power that this sound carried.
He could not turn his head to look at the sky because he was frozen in ice, but he could feel darkness begin to cover him. At this time of the night, there should be two moons overhead, and the hint of the third moon should be coming, making this period one of the brightest at night, and so despite not been able to see very well outside the ice, Elias could still sense that an unnatural darkness had covered the surrounding, and the presence of the Commander that he could feel beside him was gone.
Elias was alone.
