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With what happened last time there were explosions and shit like this, now may be as good as time as any to share some information. Maybe it'll be helpful to you investigation types.

[ There's a brief pause while Shalimar tries to collect exactly what she wants to say. There's a lot of shit she still isn't comfortable letting people here know about her. Trust has never been her strong suit. ]

I've got a talent for finding things and deep in the forest, well, we definitely found some shit. There are other people here, kind of like us. One of them spoke to us. He didn't seem to thrilled to be doing it, but he was more tolerant of my questions that I expected. His name is Lessch, but if I were you I wouldn't go looking for him or his people. Don't think they really want to be bothered by us. [ She's pretty sure they don't even really like the people here. ]

If you do find him or any of his people out there be polite, be respectful, and try not to freak out over how they look. [ A beat ] They're lizardmen. [ Animal people are perfectly normal okay. ] From what we could understand based on what he was telling us, their world was destroyed and they came here a long time ago the same way we did. Not really sure if I'm a fan of the implications that may have. [ And she couldn't deny she was worried there. ]

He said something about there being a bridge, I'm guessing he meant between worlds? I don't know, this is beyond even the weird shit in my life. Evidently the bridge stringed worlds together, it had a power source that leashed it, but now the leash is gone and anything can travel through. Guess our hosts had a little accident.

[ Another beat ] Besides that he warned us not to go too deep into the forest. Guess there are trees in there that don't like us outlanders and might eat you. [ And that's where she just ends things. ]

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Then I shall have to phrase my few questions rather concisely.

[Especially if Shalimar herself had asked a lot of questions, there were only a few more things he needed to know. But his own was if people could be sent home together even if one was a stranger to that particular world. That was really the major one that he had. And if there was something he had to do to help gain that knowledge (providing they had it) he could do that too. That was something he was used to from back home after all. He highly doubted that he could do anything to fix the issue but that was his only other question honestly.]

In that case I will endeavour to ask.

They live deep in the forest. It can be dangerous there and they're pretty stealthy. Wouldn't suggest going alone if you plan on going. I'd like to know more about his world, but I was pressing my luck. Concerning that it sounded like he was saying his world was destroyed by something.

[He needed his questions answered and wasn't quite sure the Aspects would have them. And while he knew what he'd heard if he could get a second opinion on them so much the better. Ignis didn't want to risk taking anyone else though obviously with someone there so that they could watch each other's backs was far safer and wiser.]

Duly noted. Do you know how long it took you to reach their lair?

I never went fully in it, they found us before we got to their place. When we spoke to him we'd been walking in the forest for about a day. I've been back in by myself a few other times. I think their settlement is about three days into the forest. There's two paths once you get that far, one leads to them and one leads to something else. I don't know what. I'm stupid, but I'm not stupid enough to go into a completely silent area of the forest by myself. [ Though, she really wanted to. Both because of her natural curiosity and because there was clearly something dangerous there. ]

[And here she'd told him not to go alone though she was saying now that she had. Interesting.]

Is there a specific direction you went or a specific place you entered first?

[Ignis hunted around and slightly in the forest with the other hunters at times. So he was familiar of sorts with the area. The question was what point exactly that she'd entered.]

Same area where you'd enter to go to the Huntsman's Lodge. Just kept going south from there. You're going to go look for them aren't you?

[He nodded. They possibly had an answer to the longstanding riddle that the Aspects couldn't answer without the Creator's say so.]

They may be able to provide an answer or two.

Be careful. I'd suggest taking someone else along with you. [ She paused for just a second. ] And be polite.

[He had two people in mind to take so he nodded to the first part.]

I will keep your advice in mind, and thank you.

You're welcome. Good luck. Let me know if you need anything with your trip.

[There was a nod.]

I will certainly do so.

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