<span style="font-size: 150%; line-height: 116%;"><span style="color: #00BFFF"><div style="text-align: center;">David</div></span></span><br/><br/>David nodded to Tessa.<br/><br/>“Yeah, I know. it was a stupid mistake. Though I think it was the translator’s fault more than mine. I think we need to limit what we say to people.”<br/><br/>He looked around the room, “I don’t know what happened to me. I think-“ he furrowed his brow, sitting in one of the wooden chairs that looked quite breakable, “I think time stopped for a moment. You and everything was frozen.” He looked at his hands, “but then I started to get this pain and I felt like my body was contorting or my bones were expanding and contracting.” He looked at Tessa, “it was pretty painful to be honest.”<br/><br/>There was a loud crash outside the door down the hall somewhere, and a woman’s voice rang through screaming at whoever had dropped something.<br/><br/>David frowned, “What are we doing here Tessa? Whatever is happening I’m not sure we’re completely ready for it. I mean just a few days ago I was living a normal life, and now I’m,” he motioned, “in this weird crazy room in a universe somewhere on a random planet. I don’t think I’m ready to die, are you?”<br/><br/>“Also,” David remembered the electricity and smell of subtle burning back at the market, “what did you do to that guy? Was that an enchanted sword or something?”<br/><br/>“Oh quit you’re melodramatic yapping,” a nasally voice rang inside David’s head and he jumped. From Tessa’s expression, he figured she’d heard it to. “Honestly, this is the best we’ve got?”<br/><br/>“What the hell?”<br/><br/>“Listen,” the voice said, sounding strained, “my ability to communicate is limited, there are wards that keep me from leaving or anyone from finding me. The wards are failing for some reason,” David was about to speak, “I said quiet - look, find Juliet Brennen, she speaks to me sometimes, she might be an Oracle. She might be able to help you find me. You can find her in...” The voice trailed off.<br/><br/>David waited for a moment, but he couldn’t hear anything more.<br/><br/>“What was that?” David asked Tessa.