[h2][center][b][color=ed1c24]Novak[/color][/b][/center][/h2]
[color=ed1c24]"Wait.  What is...what is going on?"[/color] Novak asked, bewildered at what had happened.  One moment they were fleeing through that narrow trail, the only thing on Novak's mind being the relief at knowing that stone giant wouldn't be able to follow them through there.  The next moment they were...somewhere else.  The canyon path they had escaped through was nowhere to be seen behind them, just some crumbling ruins, and far beyond that, a massive obelisk rising into the sky.  With the immediate threat gone, he found himself staring at the strange structure.  

[color=ed1c24][i]I've never seen anything like this.  Or at least I don't think I did.  I can't actually remember if I did.  But if I did, why does it feel so impossible to me?[/i][/color]

It was a this point, as he turned back to the others and started to contemplate the situation they were in- lost in a snowy corner of a strange world, with no sign of recent civilization so far.  Suddenly, however, his train of thought was interrupted by the fox girl's abrupt pause accompanied by a twitch of her ear.  It seems she had noticed something.  Novak followed behind as the fox girl and swordswoman went to investigate, still a bit on edge as evidenced by the tight grip on his sword.

They quickly found the source of the disturbance- it was a young girl, hiding behind one of the black stones.  After everything that had happened, Novak was relieved, not only because it wasn't another monster, but also because they had finally run into another person.  Assuming this woman was one of this world's natives, and assuming that this wasn't some sort of trick, this meant that they must be close to civilization.

[color=ed1c24][i]Finally, perhaps now we can get some answers.[/i][/color]

The swordswoman was the first to speak to the girl, gently assuring her that they meant no harm, and asking where they were.  Novak said nothing, content to watch and listen.  Truth be told he had many questions and an insatiable curiosity, but he could wait until the girl had indulged the more pressing inquiries of his companions.

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