It had been a little unsettling to be told that those things that were reaching out for them might have been figments of his imagination.  They seemed so real and there had to be a cause for that intense pain they were experiencing.  Though, in retrospect he hoped they were actually hallucinations; at least then he wouldn’t have to worry about what may have happened to him while unconscious.  They were found alone after all, meaning if there truly was something there it had their opportunity to do whatever it intended.  Shaking his head away from those thoughts, Nick listened to the wisdom being provided in silence until it was time to move out.<br/><br/>As the group travelled, he got the impression from a few of his comrades that this turn of events was not wholly wanted.  Or perhaps it was just them trying to cope with the drastic change in their lives.  Nick, or rather Lathus Placida as he now refers to himself, leaned further towards the side of joy and excitement.  For the past few years he had lived his life as a wanderer of sorts.  Staying in towns long enough to experience a new slice of culture, meet new people, hear new stories, then move on to the next location.  It was a life he loved and now he would have an opportunity to live it in a way he had never even fathomed.  The prospect of adventure and the unknown was enough to make him giddy.  The prospect of residing in another individual’s body didn’t really weigh on his emotions since he was a firm believer in the universe’s tendency towards balance.  If he presently resided in this new individual’s body, then it only stood to reason that the old owner now resided in his previous one.  If it had been the case where they were sharing the same body, wouldn’t there have been incidents that the other soul would make itself known in one manner or another?  Surely that would have been noted if it happened before.<br/><br/>The time spent at the Sanctuary had, for the most part, been far more exciting than the college he attended on Earth.  Combat training appealed to him, but at the same time the allure of being able to utilize real magic was significant.  It had been like Christmas morning when he found out there was an individual who could train him in a way that incorporated both elements.  Lathus hadn’t expected himself to ever be instigated to attend another class after how thoroughly he burnt out in college.  Of course, this was entirely unlike any class he had ever taken.  Well, save for the language lessons which he managed to get through by sheer will.<br/><br/>Just as he had begun to feel comfortable wielding his new sword in tandem with utilizing magic when he was informed that his attention was needed with the rest of the people he had been discovered with.  Lathus was excited at what would instigate such an assembly; hopefully it was an opportunity to finally visit the world he had spent so much time studying.