Maki trusted my words, veering immediately in the direction of the flame. It seemed she'd been losing sight of the path as well.
By now the blizzard had fully set in. I was finding it hard to clearly see Maki even though she was only a few feet ahead of me.
If the wind had been bad before, it was absolutely atrocious now. I had to keep my eyes half-lidded to shield them from its stinging force. It wasn't doing my vision any favors either.
Worse still, at some point my scarf flew out of my hand, leaving my face completely exposed to the blizzard. Needless to say, it felt pretty numb now.
Still, I kept my eyes focused on Lily and Maki. Regardless of how many times I stumbled, of how numb my face and fingers got, I forced myself to keep up.
Collapsing here would be equivalent to suicide.
Soon enough, something popped up in my half- lidded gaze.
A message from Song.
[Follow my voice and that witch's signal.]
"O…re"
