Penelope blushed at the elf's comment. "You could have worded that a little better, Ramon. However, I will admit that your power is a lot flashier than mine. We'll have to see how it holds up in a fight."

Penelope let out the barest hint of a sigh. They'd already been in these boxes for so long, she was starting to feel the claustrophobia coming on. That wasn't good at all. This needed to end soon. She managed to put her fears aside and asked, "Any family you care to talk about, or want to just leave them behind?"