The cavern continued trembling long after the Cindermaw Geode Salamander died.
Fragments of stone occasionally broke loose from the ceiling and disappeared into the enormous crater Sage had created, while streams of molten rock glowed between shattered slabs before slowly darkening.
The ancient chamber they had entered no longer existed in any recognizable form.
Several ruined pillars had collapsed, the western wall had been partially buried beneath Sage's Earth Magic, and enormous roots summoned by his Nature Magic still hung across the battlefield, their surfaces blackened by fire.
Mina stood near the edge of the crater with her shield resting against one shoulder, studying the destruction before glancing toward Sage with an expression that made it obvious she had revised several opinions about the supposedly harmless Guildmaster who spent most of his days buried beneath paperwork.
