Galos smiled at Karie's features as she stepped to his side. The smile on his face was not the kind one that Karie and Meagan had fallen victim to. Instead, it was one of victory, dominance, and malicious intent. With a simple step back, he put himself between Karie and the door, leaving her in between him and the corner. His hands fell to her shoulders, gripping firm but not painfully.<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff0000">"Go home,"</span>he declared, before he shoved Karie backwards. However, instead of connecting oddly with the corner, Karie would feel a much different feeling than simply bouncing off of plaster. Instead, gravity took hold as she went reeling back. For a brief moment before her back hit the ground, Karie would see that Galos was replaced with a cold stone wall, specifically the corner of one.<br/><br/>Karie would find herself mostly on cool dirt, with her feet pointedly tapping against hard stone. The first thing she would see once she recovered from the push was the fact that there was sky above. Except it was different. The deep, beautiful blue of the sky was not there. Clouds were not present, but instead it was as if the color itself was replaced with a slate grey color. Hanging high in the sky, just where the sun would normally be during this time, was something different. It LOOKED like a sun, but instead of a bright burning ball in the sky, it looked eclipsed. There was a faint roiling on it, like fire moving about, but it was purely black save for a dull, white corona around it. Before she could get a better look at the sky in above her, something else came into her view. A man, seemingly dressed in some sort of butler esque uniform was looming over her.<br/><br/>Something was clearly off about this man. Overall, he looked rather normal, as if he was simply some college student working a job. However, the light in his eyes was clearly gone and on his face hung a smile that was quite reminiscent to the one Meagan had plastered on her face earlier. Except this one was less... restrained. It was not a creepy smile in and of itself, simply that it seemed as if the man was high and thoroughly relaxed. His gloved hand reached down to Karie, stopping a respectable distance away. It was as if he was genuinely wishing to help her to her feet.<br/><br/>And that was when another sensation graced Karie's body. the feel of a rough, earthy substance began to wriggle against her skin. It crawled about, attempting to climb onto her or wrap around one of her appendages. The feel of her hair being lightly pulled accompanied this as something attempted to grip her hair only for it to slip out. If she stole a glance about her, she would see she was in some sort of garden.... and root-like vines were moving towards her specifically. But despite how hard they tried, she seemed to be just far enough away from the sources of most of them to be properly grabbed. Those that were not overextending to grab her had managed to begin to wrap around one of her wrists, feebling pulling against her with some vigor. Certainly not enough to move her, but if more were to connect and grab, it was apparent she would be dragged into whatever awaited her in the foliage.<br/><br/>Galos stepped through the corner shortly after, adjusting his coat over his arm. Karie did not even have to see Galos to innately know that he was with her in this new world. Deep within her, she could feel that raw, predatory instinct that he exuded. It was not enough to strike fear into her in and of itself, but it was like the gravity simply increased when he entered the area. A slight click echoed out for the briefest of seconds, as if a door's lock was turned.<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff0000">"Welcome to my estate, Karina Joslei Stranovich of the fabled Tal'ren bloodline,"</span>Galos said, his tone dripping with venom and mockery.<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff0000">"And welcome to your new life."</span>