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The book of love is long and boring
"Jersey..." Sam repeated to himself, feeling he was speaking the name of some magical far-flung kingdom, a mystical place he may one day hope to visit (unless the man was an Outlander. It was hard to tell). They were getting closer to the darker corner now and while Sam appreciated the dark, knowing it meant absolute safety for his Ascended skin, his nerves did rise as he looked sideways at Nate, wondering what he would do now.
He was not expecting hands on his face and he flinched, but did not pull away. The touch was surprising but not...unwelcome, even if Nate's expression was one of panic. "Um..no, I'm not lying. You're in Caido...? This is the Hallowed Grounds, specifically. The Atheneum...?" Slowly he reached up and took the hands away from his face, tried to put on a friendly smile. "You are an Outlander, aren't you? Did you find yourself here suddenly, not knowing why? I think that is how it happens to all of them."
Sam knew some Outlanders thought themselves dead when they arrived or tried to rationalise and think of ways home. He supposed it had to be a confusing experience, one that he would certainly find terrifying (though Sam also found it terrifying when anyone spoke to him in a slightly raised voice or when he dropped a book). "It's...a..alright, though. You are safe here and I can tell you...well. Most things you might want to know."
He was not expecting hands on his face and he flinched, but did not pull away. The touch was surprising but not...unwelcome, even if Nate's expression was one of panic. "Um..no, I'm not lying. You're in Caido...? This is the Hallowed Grounds, specifically. The Atheneum...?" Slowly he reached up and took the hands away from his face, tried to put on a friendly smile. "You are an Outlander, aren't you? Did you find yourself here suddenly, not knowing why? I think that is how it happens to all of them."
Sam knew some Outlanders thought themselves dead when they arrived or tried to rationalise and think of ways home. He supposed it had to be a confusing experience, one that he would certainly find terrifying (though Sam also found it terrifying when anyone spoke to him in a slightly raised voice or when he dropped a book). "It's...a..alright, though. You are safe here and I can tell you...well. Most things you might want to know."
No one can lift the damn thing
