He looked on as she struggled to catch her breath. She was away from Willows now, and that meant she would revert to normal. Tiredness, fatigue, drowsiness, hunger, she would start to feel all of them. But he didn't need to tell her the obvious, he thought.

She looked back and saw the portal disappear into thin air.

They stood on top of a mountain overlooking a mystic town that stretched over the horizon. It was a strange looking place, she thought. The sky was dark and grey over the starry town.

"The River, my lady", he stood beside her and made strange signs with his hand. A golden ring , the size of a football, appeared and sucked them in.

"My, my! what a pleasant surprise", an intelligent looking elf commented. He made his way across the quiet room and sat in front of them.

Were they inside some kind of restaurant? she thought.

"-you've brought a new friend too", his brows furrowed when he took a good look at her."you're human" he let out a laugh."my! my! who would've thought I'd live to see a human in my hotel! what an honor!"

"Ko-"

"-do you even know who you're with?", the elf cut him off and laughed.
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