As he began to explain it all, she listened intently, her mind trying to analyze every word he spoke. Her eyes mulled over the documents, some of the information was clear to her, while other parts she had to deeply look at to really gather their meaning.  Either way, none of it conflicted with what he said.  There was no easy way to return to her to where she had come from and the cultists had not even intended to bring her to this world.  It was all just a terrible fluke that could not be easily reversed.    She thought maybe there was some hope until he mentioned the part about a diviner in her world trying to find her.  Her head began to unconsciously shake as he continued to talk of it.  When he finally finished, she let out a slow sigh, mustering her strength to say the next words.<br/><br/>"Magic isn't like that in my world.  I mean, maybe it is and I just wasn't aware, but that's not how most people try to find a woman that goes missing.  Most people where I come from don't believe in things like that."  Tears filled her eyes, and though she was sad, a sort of numbness also began to set in.  There was now a good chance she would not be able to return home.  It was not as if she had some fabulous life back on her own world, but it had been a fairly good life.  A happy life.  Her parents loved her.  Her friends loved her.  Even if she felt like crying, she was not sure she could force the tears out.  It felt odd to think she might burden him with all of her troubles, with the sense of loss that she felt, when he had done nothing but try to make her feel comfortable and uplifted in this new world.  She sucked in a breath, blinked for a moment and tried to force a smile upon her lips, but it just ended up portraying the deep sense of melancholy that had invaded her mind at his revelation.<br/><br/>"Then I suppose I should make the best of my time here, and hope that your men perhaps find some other means of making a path to take me back home..."  The tears again threatened to fall, but she used what will she had to push them back.  Alice didn't want to fall apart, it was not the kind of woman she had ever been.  She cried at times, of course, but fracturing into a million pieces had never been here way.  She brought a hand up to clear the tears that had managed to work there way from her eyes to her cheeks and felt a sudden flood of embarrassment from them.  "I'm sorry, I know this isn't your fault, I just...I can't imagine never seeing my parents again...Or them not knowing that I'm still alive. This is just, a lot to take in and I don't want to ruin the lovely meal you've had prepared...Maybe I should just retire to my room for the night, I don't want to spoil this evening for you..."<br/><br/>She felt stuck, unsure whether she should stand up and leave him in peace, or try to remain with him and settle her emotions.