..Several hours later, Orea began to walk around anxiously as the others failed to return after taking quite a long time...
"What's taking them so long"?, she complained.
It's hunting, it takes time, Lynx replied while watching her from behind,..you should keep yourself busy with something, it'll take your mind off.
Keep myself busy.., she faced him, with what?
That's for you to figure out, he replied while growing out a block of ice from his palm.
She narrowed her eyes at him,..figure what out?,.. It's just plain field out here.
You just L-o-o-o-ove to complain a lot don't you, he glanced at her
No, but it'll be better if you ignored me than give out unhelpful responses, she retorted as she continued her pacing.
Tired of watching her annoying habit, Lynx got up and put on a jacket as he walked past her,...
Fine, come with me.
Why, where are we going? She asked
He paused, glancing at her briefly,..You never got to see the city, did you?
No, she replied,..Sure you want to take me there?
If it'll get you stop complaining, he responded as he began to move forward.
They walked in silence, with Lynx leading ahead while Orea followed behind. Noticing as they never talked about it, she decided to bring it up,..
So, how did you and Rowynn meet?
I found her, he replied after a short pause, I had travelled alone for days, and concluded I was the only human out here, then one morning I found her lying unconscious on the damp grass in the middle of nowhere, I was able to revive her and we've been together ever since, he paused, turning to face her, we kind of lived like brother and sister.
That's really sweet, Orea smiled
She never remembered her past, he continued on, all she could remember was her name so she relied on my visions, hoping we would find our way home again,..if we ever had one, he muttered under his breath.
What about you, he turned to ask, how'd you meet your friends?
Valtor found me, Orea smiled as she recalled, he noticed thunder and lightning spewing everywhere and followed it's source
And why were you spewing thunder and lightning?, Lynx wondered...Wait, let me guess, he cut in before she could respond,..
'You got bored and decided to throw a tantrum', he smirked teasingly while she shot him a cold glare in response.
"Those eyes again", he unknowingly muttered, causing Orea to cock her head at him,..
What eyes?, she wondered.
Nevermind, he replied as he continued moving further, before coming to a stop.
And, we're here, he announced as he glanced up at the city which seemed to be made of glass, while Orea did the same.
Wow!, she let out in awe,.. It's beautiful.
Are you sure it isn't real, she asked as she moved closer to touch it, stretching out her arm, she placed her hand on the transparent gates but it went right through.
Woah!, she withdrew her arm, glancing at Lynx in amazement
Nice prank huh?, he commented
Why would they even fake this?, she wondered, what exactly do they want from us, and why dump us in different locations?
It's a puzzle, Lynx replied, you guys figured out the first one, now we have to find our way out of here too.
He paused, crossing his arms in thought,..The thing is, Rowynn and I have travelled through this whole place, such that we're familiar with every corner and inch of it. And every single time, we end up here, at this city, he pointed at it,
It's almost like this place is a circle and the hologram is it's centre.
Orea shifted her gaze to the glass building as she listened,.. 'It has to be our way out,.. Somehow'.
I know, he replied while his eyes remained on her,..but the question is, "how do we turn a hologram into a door of escape?"