Lorna

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Elian nodded in relief to know that everyone is unhurt. That matter is out of the way now so, the next step would be to answer the questions aired by Rei. He was pretty stumped on that one. He is not familiar with this place but there is this sense that he should know about it. How very odd and difficult. His attention shifted to Valentina who despite whispered her feelings were still heard. It was understandable with what happened to them earlier and now waking to some unknown place. He was about to comfort Valentina when Yuna had already beaten him to the punch. So, all he offered were words. "I know... It is scary, me too. But we will be fine, we'll get back home. I promise." He walked towards the black-haired girl and placed a hand on her shoulder and smiled softly.

Then, there was a snort coming from Rei's direction. "Where did I hear that one before." He retorted with calmness but greatly hinted with irritation towards Zhou. He then glanced at Valentina with a thoughtful look for a second before returning to his indifferent expression. It seemed that even how strong she makes herself to be. She is still a child and really, there's nothing wrong with that. He then looked around finding a sort of settlement with all tents. "I'm gonna go there." He nudged his head towards that direction. "I'm going to get answers to where in this shit storm we are." He began to walk towards the location.

"Hey Rei! Wait!" Elian called after the white-haired boy. It was fine taking the initiative but there are in a place with uncertainty. He would not allow Rei to go there alone and knowing the boy's social skills. Rei needed someone to smooth things at the very least. "I'm coming with you." He was about to follow Rei when the boy in questioned stopped in his tracks. "Who the hell are you?" It seemed that someone else other than them was now there and from the looks of it this female stranger told them they would not be coming back home. She talked to them as if the situation was the most normal thing. She said she was the princess of Lorna, and they are called the Newelders. Elian find it inconceivable and annoying but kept his collected demeanor. He would confront this situation maturely and logically.

It seemed that Ashe had concluded that this was the imaginary world that had been the main subject of their pretend game when they were a lot younger. Elian went towards Ashe who fell to her knees. "Are you fine?" He reached out his hand towards Ashe to help her up whether she took it or not. He then looked at the person who called herself as Illya after hearing Yuna's blow up. It was understandable. The girls are rattled and he does not like that. He closed his eyes briefly and then spoke with a cool and sophisticated manner. "Illya if that's your name. I would like you to send us back home or out of this situation you want us to be in. Do you expect us, me to believe that this is real? We are going on with our lives and woke up here in nowhere. You are agitating us and I do not like that a bit. This is kidnapping by legal terms. To come with this to us out of the blue. I believe it would be for the best if you reconsider your actions from this point. This is---" He was unable to continue as Rei had finally blew his fuse with all the nonsense he is hearing Yes, it was nonsense.

"Bullshit." He went towards the pink-haired girl with a menacing glare. "I have no time for your gags or whatever this is. I have other better things to do than play a game with any of them including you PRINCESS." He stated with hidden rage. "Rei, calm down. We should..." Elian approached the him from behind and placed a hand on Rei's shoulder who abruptly slapped it away. "Don't touch me! Don't tell me what to do! It's obvious that none of us wants to be here. If you all want to play this game, play it by yourselves. I outgrew all this stupidity a long time ago." He then faced Illya again with his anger finally seeping through his face. "You better stop all of this now, or I swear this world you call Lorna or whatever. I'll destroy it to crisp." As if reflecting his anger, the atmosphere around them started to be a bit hotter than normal as the flowers around them were the one that began to notice as they began to wither and a little burnt as well.

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Everything was happening far too quickly for Valentina to follow. First they had woken up in a mysterious place, undoubtedly kidnapped by some person; then she wasn't able to find her eye patch, leaving her scar and blind, oddly-colored eye out in the open for all to see; now Rei was yelling, and a strange woman had appeared, and Zhou was back, and Ashe was different, and everyone was yelling and-

"Stop it!"

Lifting her hands to the sides of her heads, she threw off Yuna's arms without fully intending to - in all honesty, she hadn't even realized that the girl had approached her, let alone hugged her. Curling her fingers in the dark mass of curls that were tangled around her face, she shook her head quickly and took a few steps back and away from the group.

"It isn't real ... This isn't real ... I'm not really here ... This place ... It doesn't exist ... It's all a fairy-tale ... A story ... It doesn't exist - this doesn't exist ... We don't exist," she whispered, a small laugh of hysteria bubbling up and escaping her lips. "I'm asleep - that's all! I'm asleep and all this is is just another nightmare. Not one of the worst - but that's still all it is! There isn't any possible way that this could be happening."

After several moments of what had gone from hysterical babbling to intense and heavy breathing, Val slowly lowered her hands from her hair, lifting her head and turning her face towards the woman, her lips twisted in an angry scowl. Her bright green eye was murky, yet her blood-ruby iris fixated on her with an angry stare. She had crossed the field in an instant, her small stature not assisting her in her attempt to look hostile, yet her demeanor and aura doing all of the work for her. Her fingers clenched around the front of the woman's outfit and she threw her back a couple of steps, her hands curling and unfurling into fists.

"Send us back - send us back right now! Do it or - or-" she hesitated, obviously unsure of where to go with her threat, but she took a step towards the woman, her teeth clenching. "Do it or you'll regret it! I want to go home - I want to go back to where I know everything is real! I have things to do - someone to look for! He's-He's counting on me to find him! If I don't, than who will! Send me home right now!"

Taking a few shaky steps back, she tightened her fists for a moment before turning her face away, a whisper of air escaping her lips and giving off a soft tch sound. Finally, she spoke through clenched teeth.

"Forget it ... Forget you! I'll find my own way back! Screw your home - screw this place! I hate Lorna and I always will! It's nothing but my imagination and that's all it will ever be!"