He followed her pointing finger to the distant town, though he already knew it was there. He had been avoiding going into it, uncertain how to blend in or if he would make some grave error in this strange place, where he didn't know the local customs and laws. He only nodded hesitantly at her suggestion, suspecting he'd have to end up there eventually, but still trying to put it off a little longer.
Kel looked back as Jiao shook her head, disappointment in the slight sag of his shoulders and the dulling of his bright eyes when she didn't recognize the name of his home. Not even the trick of sitting in midair was enough to distract him from the hollow feeling in his gut, and he sank down slowly to the sand as she did, not quite collapsing but certainly feeling suddenly weak and disoriented as her words confirmed the worst case scenario. His breath started to come rapid and shallow and he had to force himself to stop, swallow, and breathe more deeply as confusion tumbled through his thoughts. He had suspected, of course... but it was something else entirely to have it confirmed, and he looked to Jiao with a quiet sort of desperation. "...What... what do you mean by 'worlds?' Did you come from somewhere else, too?" Was this normal here, his eyes seemed to ask helplessly.
Kel looked back as Jiao shook her head, disappointment in the slight sag of his shoulders and the dulling of his bright eyes when she didn't recognize the name of his home. Not even the trick of sitting in midair was enough to distract him from the hollow feeling in his gut, and he sank down slowly to the sand as she did, not quite collapsing but certainly feeling suddenly weak and disoriented as her words confirmed the worst case scenario. His breath started to come rapid and shallow and he had to force himself to stop, swallow, and breathe more deeply as confusion tumbled through his thoughts. He had suspected, of course... but it was something else entirely to have it confirmed, and he looked to Jiao with a quiet sort of desperation. "...What... what do you mean by 'worlds?' Did you come from somewhere else, too?" Was this normal here, his eyes seemed to ask helplessly.
