Lalna's expression had already changed as he closed his eyes and prepared for the pummeling he was about to receive, yet, it didn't come. instead the man holding him pulled back as a cane hit him on the back of head with a loud whack.

standing behind the man was an older gentleman, seemingly scolding the one that was giving Lalna a less then friendly greeting.. [i]something about a sun child?[/i] well, whatever it is, it seemed to work as the rude one stepped back, apparently taken aback by current circumstances as the older man stepped forwards.

of the words spoken, one rang true.[i] home.. [/i]according to this man the lantern that he had found was his way back home, out from wherever this place is, and if what he was told was true, then he had to run,[i] guard it from someone calling themselves a lady of light?[/i]

turning around, Lalna began running down the path the old man showed him, a[i]pparently supposed to find a witch? [/i]this kept getting wielder and weirder...[i] was it some odd dream?[/i] thoughts rushed through his brains alongside his own rushing down a path unknown, where was he? who where these people, a witch, a lady of light? this all didn't make any sense. but as it stood, his only goal was to run towards those woods, and make haste. he needed to protect his only way home