[h3][center][color=6ecff6][u][b]Augis[/b][/u][/color][/center][/h3]

[i]That could have gone better[/i], Augis thought as he watched Lila stumble out of her hiding spot into the clearing.  It couldn't have been the entrance that she was hoping to make, and certainly not the first impression she intended.  Nevertheless, he assessed, things could be worse.  The child was no longer panicking, and all things considered was handling her midair suspension fairly well.  The snake reverted back to its human appearance and seemed to have a particular interest in Lila, perhaps due to the dragonblood's reptilian features.  The fellow that Velktlthrih was attending to regained his consciousness and appeared unharmed.  In fact, he clung to his aberrant caretaker, seemingly as interested in her as the snake girl was with Lila.

[i]Quite the courageous one, to handle coming face-to-face with a shoggoth in such a manner.[/i]

"You there! Where are we? What is going on?" shouted the levitating child at one of the other new arrivals.  Augis decided this would be a good time to reveal himself and explain before things had a chance to re-escalate.  His attempts to push his way through the brush were hampered by seemingly every branch snagging his robes, as if the flora itself sought to restrain him.  [i]I should have simply disguised myself as a bush rather than trying to hide behind one[/i], he thought to himself as he dislodged the branches from his attire.  He managed to get through without tearing his clothing, although the resulting noise and movement eliminated any chance of making a subtle or discreet entrance.

"To answer your questions, madam, you are on a world known as Nova Terra, and were invited here.  At least, I think you were.  You'll have to ask Lila about the details, she's the one who brought you here," Augis spoke, pointing a gloved finger at the prone dragon girl.  He himself wasn't totally sure about how this particular summoning worked.  No rituals, no incantions in strange languages, no geometric symbols, just a few people falling out of the sky at a designated location.

"And I apologize about levitating you like that," the warlock continued, gently putting the girl down with a gesture of his other hand.  "I was worried you might flee into the woods.  Rest assured, we mean you no harm.  Well, at least I don't.  I can't speak for Vel over there."

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