At Last

Despite it all - despite being pulled, seemingly at random, into a chaotic and terrifying new world; despite all the trials and hardships that came along with it... Vai couldn't say she minded all that much. In fact, breathing in the sweet morning air in the woodlands, with the crunch of leaves underfoot and bright sunshine stretching its fingers through the trees, she would even go as far to say that she was happy. The people who were important to her - all of them, it seemed, every single one - had appeared in this place with her. Shapechanger bands, modified or otherwise, had apparently not followed them through, with no adverse effects to those who had undergone the ritual. Better still, none of those who would put her husband back behind bars had appeared with them. What in seven hells did she have to complain about? "The fields beyond here look like they might be good for growing crops," she said, almost to herself, though she knew Devrum would hear her if he was so inclined. "I saw some animals, too. Though they'll be harder work..." They weren't here for that, though. They were here to find somewhere suitable to build a home. vervain where the wild things are