Anise cried out in surprise when the inn around her shifted into nothingness due to the violet lantern's blinking. She saw the green lantern and hope soared within her heart. She then saw the blue light. That familiar light. That first light. Then an orange light from a campfire, but from this distance she couldn't make out the people there. She focused so hard on the new surroundings, that she didn't notice the man that rose up and grabbed her until it was too late to do anything. In an instant he disarmed her, removing the one safety she had left after all else abandoned her.

She barely heard the words he uttered: [quote=Fyair]”Little goddess, tell me what we’re fighting for. Can you explain this?”[/quote]

She struggled to break free of his grasp. "Let me go! Give me back my sword! I need the lanterns to get home and she's going to take them from me! I must return to my kingdom!" She would not be stopped, not even by this giant of a man. She would free the eggs from their cages and then she would go home and marry her fiance and be freed from this awful place.