Why? What happened? Corrine could only ask herself as everyone disappeared and yet she didn’t. With everyone gone, the fae and the beasts all turned to her.
She only did the only thing that came to mind. She jumped into the same water she kept throwing enemies into. She may have moved further than the others, but that doesn’t answer the question: why did she remain?
The water was cold and her exhaustion meant she could hardly control her magic to aid her. It was deeper than she thought. It wasn’t a stream after all. It’s more appropriate to call it a river. It would seem the fae and the beasts have no intention of following her into the water. She swam away. After some distance, she popped her head out to take one look. Just one look is all she’s willing to risk. They really didn’t try
