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"......" Adam was silent as Callie asked her question.

"...Fauna, Earth, Wind, and Arcane are confirmed as captured/killed." he told her silently.

"Time is unknown. Nobody's seen anything of them for quite a long while, so... it's hard to say. Could be captured, could not be." he went on.

"And Metal.... well... admittedly, it's been even longer since anyone heard anything about Metal." he then admitted. "See, the problem with that one is that it's... not natural." he told her further.

"So that one is even MORE of any unknown." he muttered.

"But yeah... 3 confirmed to be lost..." he repeated dejectedly.

"Plenty." Adam responded.

"This world's changed a lot, since Vyran started his active rise to power." he told her.

"Nature is being destroyed, volcanoes have become more active, the skies are more dangerous with dragons and drakes and whelps..." he went on.

"And people are more hostile, overall." he said.

"Some even blame those like us for the world becoming this way."

"Oh, wow!" Adam exclaimed, withdrawing his finger.

"That's strong." he said.

"Like, REALLY strong." he commented further.

"But... all right then, good to know." he then said, as they continued through the forest.

"...yep, things are hostile..." he mumbled, looking around.

"Something is definitely wrong, and I'll bet anything Vyran's behind it."

Adam just smirked.

"That's how one gives all the information, but none of it at the same time." he said.

"And you're correct. It's not fire. And it's not water." he told her.

"It's something very appropriate." he went on.

"Nature." he said, getting right to the point.

"What about you?" he asked.

"Everyone seems to have a vendetta against Vyran." Adam responded.

"He's ruined so many lives... countless lives..." he said, as he followed her. "Death, destruction, loneliness, you name it, he's wrought it." he said.

"And yes, I have to be careful about bits of information." he told her.

"Vyran... well... he doesn't know it yet, but he's after me as well." he admitted.

"And I realize that doesn't make much sense." he added with a small sigh.

"Well.... hm." Adam replied.

"See... you are correct, in a sense." he told her.

"I... well... I am a special case." he said. "A glamour will work on me, but it needs to come from a specific kind of source, and... well... hm." he started to explain, before looking around.

"Right." he muttered.

"Obviously you are an enemy of Vyran." he commented.

"There's a very special reason that this tribe reveres me. And it's not because I'm a Wood Elf." he told her.

"If you like, I can share some very important information with you."

Adam nodded.

"Earth." he told her.

"I used a special glamour magic to hide my ears." he said. "Because, other than that, I look just like a human." he explained with a small chuckle.

"But yeah, my parents had me sent to Earth to protect and hide me." he confirmed.

"And yeah, I can use and manipulate those time-space tunnels." he then added.

"I'm good to go now." Adam responded.

"I was just checking up on the tribe to make sure things were all right here, in spite of what's happening to the forest." he explained to her.

"So yeah, we can leave right now." he said.

"...it's actually rather frightening that Vyran found you." he then sighed.

"But... I suppose you can't run from fate." he lamented.

"After all, my parents tried the same with me."

"You're spot on." Adam replied.

"But you're not going to that Shrine alone." he then insisted.

"I was actually going to make my way there, myself." he told her. "I have a responsibility to it, being a Wood Elf." he explained.

"...among other reasons..." he then mumbled.

"Regardless, I'm coming with." he insisted.

"Oh, you don't have to stay here." Adam replied.

"I've made sure they all know that you mean no harm, and you are NOT to be sacrificed." he assured her.

"But... head out?" he then asked.

"Where?" he asked her.

"Where do you intend to go? Where CAN you go?"

Adam just sighed.

"Firstly, yeah." he said.

"Good deduction." he told her.

"Secondly, the forest has been... hostile..." he then said. "The animals have been more skittish and violent... the vegetation has been acting strangely and lashing out..." he went on.

"It's a real mess." he lamented.

"Something must be happening at the shrine."

"Ah?" Adam muttered, taking it back.

"Oh, this is the forest of Hylexis." he told her.

The Forest of Hylexis was known as such, mostly because the root system was complex and twisted, like a snake or a hydra. And any attempt to cut down or destroy the forest, merely caused it to grow back quicker, and denser.

It was also the home to the Shrine of Nature.

"I'd say welcome, but the forest hasn't been very welcoming as of late." he then mumbled.

Adam just chuckled lightly.

"No worries." he replied.

"And yeah, their language is... pretty obscure." he told her.

"I just happen to know it because of special circumstances." he admitted.

"Anyway, want that drink?" he asked her, offering the skin once more.

"Odds are your system could use a bit of relief from earlier." he reasoned.

"I'm Adamar." the elf replied.

"Or 'Adam', as I go by in Earth-land." he said.

"And... yeah, while I can see that line of thinking, and somewhat agree with it... it would ultimately create more problems in the future." he lamented.

"And you... hijacked the rift?" he asked her.

"Huh." he said.

"Not may people know how to do such a thing."