As suddenly as it came, the lightning abruptly stopped. Jenny cautiously stood up, looking around her. Then, on the edge of her hearing she could just make out . . . human speech? Sighing with relief, she began making her way towards the noise. Maybe one of them would have a map, or at least have a general idea of how to get back to town.

When she got there, however, she was in for a right shock. A huge wall of a clear solid partitioned two men, standing across from each other. To one side was a woman with a disapproving look. And a little ways away lay another man beside a snapped branch. Definitely not normal hikers. "Hi!" she called. "Sorry, don't want to make a fuss, I'm sure you have things to see . . . but would one of you happen to know the road to the city?"