"That depends on what he was trying to do," Sabriel said. Starkiller hadn't explained anything, but he didn't seem the sort to commit suicide by gamemaker- and even though her powers had faded, the fog hadn't returned.

"The fog," Sabriel said aloud, puzzling it over even as she clutched her crowbar warily, "It hasn't come back yet, even though it's not as hot, and we can't use our powers."