Downtown in Fantasyland

[Katrielle Layton]

Continued from here.

Hunter had to admit, his wolf friend had made an interesting point. The fact that their lives seemed so... parallel in various ways made him wonder if they were destined to meet. One was a human, happily married, living peacefully, and empathetic, the other a wolf whom died fighting and can keep a cool head in even the most dangerous of times. The fact that they played off each other like that couldn't be a coincidence.

And so when Sylvan suggested teaming up to discover a way to return home, the apotropaist was in agreement. "Oh, of course! I'd be honored to have you by my side! But I suppose the first order of business would be to find somewhere to call home, in case our goal is impossible. I hope we can go back to our homes, but I'd be a lunatic to just assume that we can even do so."

The gate drew closer, and the duo passed through. Blankness was replaced with earth and sky, and now the mechanical equines dashed along a well-trodden dirt road. After almost an hour of traveling through the white, lifeless landscape of the Nexus, the change was very much welcomed. The brunet glanced around, taking in the sights-- there was some mountains off in the distance, as well as a bunch of trees surrounding the fields that they were currently trekking through.

"Looks like we picked a good place," the orphanage owner chimed in. "So let's see if we can find a town."