Meanwhile, on the place where the ice sculpture of a snow leopard was...
The ice sculpture stood there, still in one piece. In the weeks it was there it hadn't even molten a little bit, but that was about to change. Slowly but surely, a firestorm slowly rolled over the statue. It was an understatement to call it very local weather. As a result the ice thawed, and Michen was visible again where they transformed into an ice statue. The fire, however, did not immediately stop. The fire kept them trapped, and slightly scorchered their fur. Then the firestorm stopped, leaving only Michen behind.