The smoke dispersed with a puff, and the altar's fire went out with one last burst of fire that incinerated all the firewood in an instant.
When I blinked the white spots out of my eyes, I saw that all that was left were coals and ash.
"You forgot the map! Dal—" I paused and saw that the ashes and coals were actually forming an image.
*That* where the map was!
Despite being made from ashes, it was very detailed. From where I was, I could easily see that it covered the entire human kingdom, showing higher and lower elevation and the major cities which were pointed with small coals.
The only coal left glowing was lying not in a city, though. It was in a place where nothing was supposed to be.
