Evelyn could only sit with a shocked expression as Melisandre explained what little she knew about the beings known as elementals, which come from another dimension from the one Evelyn has found herself in.
"A few expeditions have been made to enter these rifts, but none ever came back, so such foolishness was halted quickly. Now all that is done is that the powers closest to each rift monitors them and tries to keep whatever comes out under control. For the ones in control of the rift that created the inferno fields, you will not have to worry. We are not really allies but neither are we hostile. You need only leave any tortoises you see alone, and everything should be fine."
Nodding her head, Evelyn took it in stride that a group of tortoises similar to the Roost were in charge of the territory and agreed to not get involved with them.