Even as Angel followed Frost Isel through the White Gate, he still felt somewhat dazed.
He had not expected Frost Isel to agree so readily.
The wise ones and monarchs of the other regions, even if they were inclined to cooperate with Angel, had not nodded their assent outright. They still intended to meet with Wise One Ma Gu first, then make their decision after meeting the visitors from Savage Cave.
Yet Frost Isel had declared her support without setting any conditions whatsoever. Even though she had given her reasons, Angel was still deeply shocked. After all, even Angel himself understood just how subversive the recommendations within "Future Possibilities of the Tidal Realm" were to the established ways of elemental creatures.
"You seem to have something on your mind. Are you worried about those companions of yours?" Frost Isel's voice came from ahead.
Angel looked up at a... snowball in front of him.
More precisely, it was a floating snowball—the form Frost Isel had taken.
Since this White Gate had been designed for human proportions, the passage within was also quite low and narrow. Frost Isel's original body simply could not fit inside, so she had shrunk herself for the occasion.
Angel simply did not understand why she had turned into a snowball.
Could this be what Frost Isel had looked like during her elemental spirit stage? Though Angel had his suspicions, he wisely chose not to ask.
"What is there to worry about?" Angel replied. This time, only Angel and Ermi, hidden in the shadows, had entered the White Gate. None of the other elemental creatures had come in, and even Toby was still outside.
"If you are not worried about those companions, then why are your brows still knitted so tightly? Could it be that you are worried