"Let's go."
Mage Delin controlled the Starlight Shield, bringing the three of them with him as they slowly sank toward the gloomy bottom of the lake.
The Starlight Shield completely sealed out the icy water.
Standing inside the shield, Raylo could clearly see the pitch-black water outside.
Icy cold.
Utterly silent.
This was his first impression of the Unfrozen Lake.
Mage Delin's Starlight Shield, like a tiny star falling into the abyss, carried the four of them downward at a steady pace toward the lakebed.
Sinking.
Deeper and deeper they sank.
The surrounding light grew dimmer and dimmer. Soon, aside from the soft starlight radiating from the shield itself, the world outside was a pitch-blackness where you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.
Raylo could even feel an invisible pressure squeezing the shield from all directions.
The water pressure.
As they descended, this pressure was growing more and more terrifying.
