Nathan found himself puffing up.  Of course he could fight.  He had a brown belt in karate after all.  She didn't know that though.  "I'm Nathan.  I can fight, but I haven't fought against such creatures before."  He fought to calm down a bit.  He realized he was shooting questions off a little to fast.  "Do you mean my.... your magical land has an evil overlord?"  It was just like in a fantasy story.  If he were the hero, then he would help her to defeat the overlord.  The truth was though, he wasn't a hero, like in the stories.   Sure, he knew karate, but he did not know how to shoot magic from a staff, or fight with a sword.  This left him unsure of his place in the story, and in this world.<br/><br/>"Who are you though.  Are you an elf, or something else?  You don't seem quite... human."  He cocked his head and stared at her strangely for a moment.  He realized that he, with his blue jeans and t-shirt, was out of place in this world.  Here he would be the stranger, not her.  If he was going to stay here.... if?  He would have to find a change of clothing.  He was definitely staying.  It was better to be in a dangerous magical land than back at his house, along, ignored by his parents.