I can't say for certain. I would assume so, but it could merely be a stamina competition overall like the ice castle.

[One can imagine Gnosis shrugging if he had shoulders. His wings still raise like he might be trying, though.]

This isn't like the volcano, where death was guaranteed if you couldn't outrun the lava. I'm putting this one in the "ice castle" category. [the fact that he's categorizing these things...]