The Portal

ELIA

They had let her walk the miles to the Portal in silence, for which she was very grateful. But once they were in the right area and Gahrye had sniffed out the cave, it had hit her that she was about to leave Anima without knowing when she'd be back. She'd be at the mercy of a war, whether she'd even get word of what was happening here. And the two people with her would be her only companions.

Suddenly, silence didn't seem like the right answer.

While Gahrye sniffed out the portal, she'd babbled at Candace. "You know, you might enjoy my world. At least, you could. If we have to stay in the city, that will probably be a bit of a drag for you. But I guess you can just shift into a bird and fly around if things start to feel too cramped, right?"

Candace looked at her, patient, but worried. "Elia, you can speak of—"