Clara raised an eyebrow when Cassie replied to her, saying she was fine, until seconds later, she was cackling like an old witch then apologizing about it. So...Cassie was definitely NOT doing fine. Clare sighed. Even she had trouble keeping her wits about her, she couldn't blame the younger woman for feeling a little bit overwhelmed by the situation.<br/><br/>Her gaze moved to Toby who was indeed neither as young, nor as fit as he used to be. She shook her head. What were they doing?! She regretted telling them not to take the open door to their dreams, if anything it would most likely beat getting burnt by a giant fire storm.<br/><br/>As they progressed within the forest, her eyes caught sight of colors. She looked up from her feet to find that the woods surrounding them had changed. The trees were now the size of those giant trees that one could see on the photographs of settlers when they first arrived in the United States of America. Some trunks were so wide that a full house could have fit inside. She slowed down. The architect in her couldn't hide her awe and wonder to see such amazing trees. She passed her hand on one of them and it seemed that the bark glimmered with water.<br/>The flora was taking hues that she had never seen before and she started wondering if the fumes from the smoke were giving her hallucinations or if it was real.<br/><br/>There was a fluttering to her side and when she turned, she saw a small fairy passing her. It wasn't a tiny human with wings though. While it's body looked humanoid enough, the face was almost cat-like and it had a tail. Clara rubbed her temples. The desire to start running in the exact opposite direction to where they were heading was growing in her by the minute.<br/><br/>Toby's voice was a nice break from all the fae surrounding them...until he spoke of ...fae again. She listened then nodded. Even she had read Shakespeare in her youth.<br/>"Alright, off to meet Oberon then." she sighed.<br/>She looked at the man. "I think that you should be the one addressing him. You know more than the three of us combined on the subject of fairies and Neit is indebted to you. Plus that would prevent us from saying something we shouldn't." she added the last part with a look towards Cassie and ...Josey, who was just catching up to the group. He seemed to always fall behind and she wondered where his mind was at when he started talking about having a conversation with a fae.<br/><br/>This place was definitely toying with all their minds and the sooner they made it out, the better.