Noah walked down the flight of stairs, approaching the sphere at the center of the chamber. The moment the voice had sprung into existence he felt a gaze land on him. He recognized that gaze, but there was a difference now.
Cregar didn't have to stare at him through the lens of the world. She could establish eye contact directly with him.
"I'm guessing you're the world?" Noah spoke, standing across the bridge that connected the rest of the chamber to the floating land. He glanced at its depths and his instincts roared.
"Indeed… and you're at the center of the world," the voice responded, and all lights in the place intensified only to die down when her words ended.
Noah stroked his chin whilst thoughts rushed through his head. He couldn't feel anything from standing before that transparent sphere, but he didn't have to do much to understand that she stood at a level he couldn't begin to comprehend yet.
