When the sun set and the reddish glow tinged the leaves of the evergreens that made up the maze, Manny and Marek looked at each other, nodded, and walked towards it, fading with every step they took further among the shrubs.
They were already almost gone when they were joined by a slight third figure that came towards them from the maze, hesitated briefly, then hugged Manny.
But before anybody could guess who that might be, all three faded away, and darkness fell.-