In Brent's mind, the world seemed to stand still as he awaited a sign from his girlfriend. When she blinked, the corners of his mouth lifted into a smile, and the reality of the arctic tundra came hurling back toward him. He had to get them to safety. He'd cast as many protective spells he could think of, but staying in this environment much longer couldn't be good for either of them. Especially Skylar.

Speaking of Skylar, Brent paused in his planning as he realized how much trouble she was having trying to walk. Several ideas came to mind, the first being to cast Reparifors, which was a spell meant to heal someone from paralysis, along with a variety of other ailments. It was the paralysis part he was mainly concerned about, though. He had no idea how she got into the state she was in...was it magically-induced? Simply weather-induced? It couldn't hurt to try, and so Brent pointed his wand toward his girlfriend. "Reparifors!" he exclaimed. His thinking was that if what she'd suffered through in that magical prison had caused her temporary paralysis, the spell he'd just cast might cure her of that. He followed that spell with a Hot-air Charm, which he cast in different parts of her body to help with the thawing out process.

It was probably time to throw in a little more Ancient Runes, and so Brent waved his wand and cast "Focalia!" A conjured pile of firewood gathered at his feet, and he picked up a strong-looking, sturdy piece of it. "Intaglio Raidho!" he exclaimed. He began carving the rune and chanting the galdr to go along with it.

"raidho raidho raidho
r r r r r r r r r
ru ra ri re ro
rudh radh ridh redh rodh
(rut rat rit ret rot)
or er ir ar ur
r r r r r r r r r"

As the rune glowed and was hopefully beginning to show him the way, Brent decided that while the previous spells were hopefully taking effect on his girlfriend, he could at least cast Mobilicorpus to ease some of the effort it'd take for her to completely be revived. "Mobilicorpus!" he exclaimed, again pointing his wand toward his girlfriend. "Hold on tight, Miss Sarcastic. I got this," he promised her. As he said that, he felt another harsh blow of the wind pass by him and head in a southern direction. He'd learned from the beginning of the competition that pretty much all other directions were doomed, and so he figured continuing his journey south was probably the best way to go.

And so with Skylar levitated and hopefully being healed more and more by the minute, Brent guided them in a southern direction while waiting for Raidho to show him any sign it could. It was strange how this round of the competition was putting all the elements into play--Earth, Air, Fire, and Water. He almost wondered if he might be able to predict what he'd encounter next.