When Vara first woke up the next morning, she thought it might be some kind of layered dream.  She thought she might feel Blackvayne at any moment, but that sensation never came and as the morning wore on, it was obvious that this was the real, waking world and not some dreamlike fantasy.  For some reason unbeknownst to her, Blackvayne had either chosen not to make contact or was unable to.  They did not really have time to question why, nor the tools to figure it out.  For now, they packed up their things, gathered what supplies they could and headed down into the lands where humans and mutants still roamed.<br/><br/>It was beyond where Vara had gone in any of her missions.  A good portion of the lands were rough and barren.  Vara immediately recognized the place they had discussed ahead.  Part of the city was still upright, on top of the ground, but some of it had sunken down, likely due to bombs or decay.  She had read about how cities had underground transportation in the old world, but this was the first time she had seen anything like it.<br/><br/>"So we go in slow, get a feel for what's out there?"  She said, turning to Geraint.  Now that they were here, there was a sense of trepidation feeling her.  She tried to think of it like a den, wolves lived in dens and they were not scary things.