The Nightmare Beast nodded as well. It took a short run forward, then beat its wings hard and flew into the sky—when Andrew modified it, he had given it the instinct to fly, so it could take to the air immediately without practice.
That was the power of rules. The reason Mr. Crow could breathe fire immediately after turning into a Lizard Dragon was the same.
When the Things saw the Nightmare Beast take flight, they were furious and alarmed. They grabbed huge rocks nearby and hurled them at it in the sky.
At Andrew's reminder, Elsa had been prepared. She repeatedly swept her hands through the air, sending out icy energy that froze the boulders and made them fall to the ground.
Princess Anna wanted to help Elsa, but Andrew stopped her. He said, "The situation is still unclear. Save as much magic as you can, or you'll run out too early."
Princess Anna thought about it and nodded in agreement. With Elsa's strength, blocking those rocks was easy enough.
Such a huge commotion was naturally noticed immediately by the people at the Gathering Place halfway up the mountain.
They hurriedly picked up bows, arrows, and weapons, taking up defensive positions at the gate.
Soon, they discovered that what had arrived was not those disgusting Bugs, but a monster and three humans.
Everyone was somewhat startled, but they did not lower their bows. They remained vigilant.
Seeing this, Andrew shouted, "Queen Elsa of Arendelle and Princess Anna have arrived! Soldiers of Arendelle, why aren't you coming out to welcome them?"
"Queen Elsa of Arendelle and Princess Anna?"
Both the Northuldra and the soldiers of Arendelle were stunned. The leading Captain looked at Elsa atop the Nightmare Beast with some hesitation, because he had never seen her before.
In fact,