Aurora looked out the window and tried to focus on the pleasant feeling of the air slowly going by.  They would be at the town's actual limit any minute, and she was not entirely sure what would happen when they got there.  Her mind had been working through the various possibilities when Rylen finally spoke up and asked her about what she had seen.  It pulled her out of her thoughts and caused her to realize that Rylen was definitely more than met her eye.  He had to be one of the wolves she had just banished from the town with her spell.  Oddly enough, she was fearful of him for that.  Yes, there was a good chance one of the local wolves had been brutally killing humans in the town, but she didn't get that sort of dark vibe from him.<br/><br/>In the distance, she could see the line where he would feel the strong pull of her spell, coming closer and closer as they approached.  She could lie to him, as she had previously.  It did not feel like the right thing to do though.  He had followed the spell's pull and to force him back toward the barrier would just be painful for him.  "Look, I think it's probably just best you drop me off right here..."  She began, but before she could continue, the barrier hit them and something unexpected happened.  It was not in the spot where it should have been, and they hit it several moments before Aurora expected.<br/><br/>The truck should not have had any trouble going past it, but it was as if something had tampered with her spell.  Instead of rolling through the barrier, the truck behaved as if it had hit a brick wall.  They came to a sudden and forceful stop and as both Rylen and Aurora bounced within the cab of the truck, something else happened.  A bright blue orb of energy enveloped them, swirling and spinning around them in tight circles.  It closed in around them, and as it did, time seemed to slow down.  Aurora was aware of the fact that she now hovered over the passenger seat, held tight by her seat belt.  She could see Rylen as well, in the same sort of slowed state.  The blue orb began to close in around them and as it did, she felt a tightness in her chest.  She could feel the strong thump of her heartbeat and as the moments passed, she realized she could also hear the even thrum of his heart.  As the orb closed, their rhythms danced until their hearts held the same rhythm, beating in time with one another.<br/><br/>The orb closed after that, time returned to its normal measure, and Aurora was suddenly jarred forward, only to be tugged back by her seatbelt.  Her breath was ragged and her voice was filled with confusion when she was finally able to speak again.  "What the hell was that?!"