We rolled out of one portal only to land into another, then another and one more after that before finally breaking ground. Asher was the first to fall over, though. 'Are we on a lake?'
'If we are, it's frozen through.' Cali replied, wiping her hand across the rigid surface.
'Reminds me of the Ingaran homeworld.'
'Really?' Sameth asked. 'What was it like?'
I wanted to tell the Elf "not now," but it was a fair question. 'Icescapes as far as the eye could see, but they mostly lived underground, in villages and towns.'
'No cities? I'd have expected to find magic and technology beyond our wildest dreams.'
'What can I say, Sameth, they're a very private people, and I got chased away before I had the chance to explore further.'
The Elf sighed. 'Isn't that always the case with the worlds worth visiting?'
