After again passing through the checkpoint portal, Ryan noticed no difference in the women and the desert village. Hiding, he watched them for a few minutes, and the lack of his presence caused them to return to their routine activities.
'Perhaps time has not passed... Perhaps there is no difference in time between the two worlds?' These doubts marked his mind, but for the moment, he chose to investigate this later.
Stepping through the portal again, he emerged in front of the four guild agents, visibly confused by Ryan's behavior.
"Can you sign the documents before you disappear again?" one of them said.
With an uncomfortable smile, the traveler replied "I'm sorry, I just needed to check a few things."
