[quote=Audrey Springer]
[color=a0410d]"We already didn't get a choice in coming here. And I didn't ask if I could walk away, I asked if I could [i]go home[/i]. Is that within your power or not?"[/color] 

It seemed like he wasn't personally responsible for bringing them here, and she very much doubted he actually could help reverse it. 
[/quote]

Audrey's words seem to strike Eckehart in a strange way. His eyes widen, and he is put on pause. At last he begins to-

He pauses, Ambrose's meandering musings seeming to interrupt or otherwise warrant a full-brain assessment as he speaks. After a few moments he appears to appreciate the distraction, but clearly tunes Ambrose out after realizing that his words carried many syllables but little meaning.

[quote=David Liang]
[color=357EC7]"We'll see what the princess has to say. And who knows, maybe the way home is as simple as just asking [i]nicely[/i]."[/color] His words weren't directed at anybody, but it could feel a bit like a jab.
[/quote]

David's final statement brings Eckehart out of his reverie, and the pale man clears his throat to regain the attention of those present.

"Is that all to say that you do not know how to return to your world?" He sounds somewhat surprised- as if this was greatly concerning, but he was delicate and possessed of enough charms to not make it sound like a horrendously ludicrous affair.

"Not a clue, matchstick." Weasel speaks at last, having decided on a nickname for the fire-haired herald.

"How then did you arrive?" Eckehart asked, folding his arms against each other and sliding his hands within the long sleeves of his cloak as if for warmth. Freyja lets out a humming sound and stamps a foot as if in thought;

"Well, it was the festival time, and I was doing the Sealing Ceremony. I first heard The Song when I rang the bell, but the raft and the bell weren't there when we woke up in the pool." She was about to continue speaking, but Eckehart makes a sound and interjects.

"A bell? Describe it to me." And when Freyja does, his eyes widen for a moment- but then he nods and returns to a relaxed state. "Oft, special bells are crafted in matching sets here in Yo'Bikur. They are called Resonance Bells, and they call to one another through the weaving of The Song. They are used to travel great distances. It sounds like your home is in possession of one such Resonance Bell. If that is the case, all you must do is ring its match here and you will return home."

"Oi, that's hogwash." Odaya chimed, feathers rising. "We didn't show up at any bell, we showed up all soggy-like and wet in a pool."

"That is, indeed, a strange thing little one." Eckehart agrees. "And now that all is clear, your friend's anger is more than justified. You have my apologies, young mistress, for all of this is peculiar and I did not think anything out of the ordinary until now. I will take it upon myself the task of searching for your matching bell, should the princess not have any insights."

...All the while, Alycia's fear faded and was replaced by a potent wonder and amazement. She finally feels safe enough to leave Aleyn's side, and drops to her knees to study the carving of the Tyrdania closely. She reaches out and traces its outline with a finger, slow and deliberate, until its size escapes her reach and she looks back up at Eckehart.

"It's beautiful." She said, simply, and her earnestness seems to bring a full smile to Eckehart, along with a welcome distraction from the seriousness at hand. Eckehart laughs, a pleasant thing, and nods.