[center][img]https://fontmeme.com/permalink/190522/5ec07975271d6ef3e7be9e67e7144f35.png[/img][/center][right][hr][b][color=ffe4b5]Unknown Forest[/color][/b][hr][/right]Kaito clutched his journals as a sharp breath ejected from his mouth. So those animals... er, [i]goblins[/i] that almost killed them, were common in this land. It dawned on him that his time here wouldn't just be a test of mental fortitude. Could a man of his build even defend them? Could he even defend [i]himself?[/i]

He ruminated about what to ask next while the others spoke. The more Ipharia explained about the kingdoms and royalty, the more wherever they were in started to sound like a fairy tale. Even her belongings, which he would have mistaken for movie props under normal circumstances, had the spirit of being from some fantasy world. It made more sense to perceive it that way rather than the strange terms the teenager kept bringing up, anyways.

[color=FFE4B5][b]"Ipharia..."[/b][/color] he said, the word not quite coming out right. It wasn't just out of the name's unique aspect, as there were definite pauses throughout his words. [color=FFE4B5][b]"The others were able to defend themselves earlier by using... magic. Or something to that nature."[/b][/color]

His eyes began twitching, refusing to look at anyone directly. 

[color=FFE4B5][b]"How would... how can I do the same?" [/b][/color]

Spending multiple weeks under constant danger was definitely not something he liked the idea of.