Later, Alora told me that it wasn't that hard to make it back. The whole city was in a complete panic, so the sight of three magical girls running down the sidewalk wasn't all that out of the ordinary. No one had the time to pay any attention; it would be hours yet before anyone realized that Cosma’s reign of terror had officially ended. Furthermore, nearly everyone had had their soulgems stolen, and a lot of the elderly people and children were suffering the after-effects. Then there were those who had been killed or wounded by falling buildings or crumbling roads... Things were in chaos.