The curtain had already spread open in front of them. Fiona, quite believing in Shard, charged towards it. However, even though the curtain was right there, in the current moment where the frozen river of time was being restored by a deity and where instant movement was impossible, it still took some time for the two of them and the cat to fully enter.
And that deity, sitting high behind the curtain of the distant palace, finally made a real move against them after seeing the curtain open. Before this, concerned about the Tree Father and unwilling to hurt Fiona, the deity hadn't seriously fought the two.
The night turned into a giant hand, appearing behind them in an instant. Even though they were almost touching the black curtain floating in the air, the giant hand of night could still grab them.
But at that moment, the unruly cat had already half emerged from Shard's arms.
