After venturing through the portal once, Saiden had decided to see what else the world of Caido had to offer. The Hollowed Ground seemed boring, from all reports, but talking with Jiao had left him wondering how much of what she'd told him about the Greatwood was true. So he'd walked through the mists, letting the portal deposit him by a once great tree.
Peering around the clearing, he let his feet take him where they willed. It was chillier here, and while he'd put on a shirt and boots and even pants for this excursion, he still shivered. Soon enough, he was quite lost, and he found himself wandering the woods aimlessly.
He was so focused on trying to figure out where the fuck he was that he wasn't watching his feet. Only when water splashed up did he glance down. Scowling, he lifted his boot from the puddle he'd stepped in. However, something started flickering in the center of the water, and not just ripples.
A picture appeared: it showed Saiden on a small boat, in the center of the Arclight Ocean. He had a fishing rod in his hands. Even as he watched, a veritable gaggle of children came into view. All of them had the trademark Hali features, and he felt his breath catch in his throat.
Peering around the clearing, he let his feet take him where they willed. It was chillier here, and while he'd put on a shirt and boots and even pants for this excursion, he still shivered. Soon enough, he was quite lost, and he found himself wandering the woods aimlessly.
He was so focused on trying to figure out where the fuck he was that he wasn't watching his feet. Only when water splashed up did he glance down. Scowling, he lifted his boot from the puddle he'd stepped in. However, something started flickering in the center of the water, and not just ripples.
A picture appeared: it showed Saiden on a small boat, in the center of the Arclight Ocean. He had a fishing rod in his hands. Even as he watched, a veritable gaggle of children came into view. All of them had the trademark Hali features, and he felt his breath catch in his throat.
