Lara again chuckled at Bastel's words, finding a kinship with these two quite easy to entertain despite having only just met them, and subsequently saving their lives at the same time.  Not only that but they had stopped the cultists from hurting anymore people, so there was always that to consider should their names start to spread around the country side once they reached civilization.  "Was it always like this?  Or were there better days?"  Lara asked, curiosity clear in her voice as she followed the two, eager to learn more about this world she found herself in, and what better way to do so than to ask her new friends?  She'd still seek out the nearest library or museum for more information most likely, or a place of equal housing for books and the like just to check out the facts herself.  She'd most likely drive the owner mad since she had very specific things she looked for, specifically books and documents that hadn't been tampered with to fit a ruler's version of history, a task easier said then done, but she had managed it before.  All that aside, she nodded solemnly as Orrin put in his two cents regarding the devil worshipers they had taken out of the picture along with further words regarding his....god dare she even think it? magical ability.  Sure she had seen demons and the like back home, but as she had said about religion, she didn't hold much stock in the mystical either.  It all came down to energy manipulation and drawing on some usually hidden part of evolution to tap into it, to put it one way.  Here....that didn't seem to be the case.<br/><br/>"Thank you Orrin.  I do not wish to offend, it is just how things have gone for me that make me a bit wary of both religion and mysticism.  The latter only because there's so many frauds and charlatans where I come from that would gladly bleed a person dry for their last coin with cheap tricks.  The few 'magic' tricks I have seen were simply technologically advanced tools from a couple of my previous trips back home.  Still, your work with Bastel felt different from anything I've ever seen before, and while I do not know if it's real magic or not, I do know you're something unique regardless of how you did it."  She had been searching around for their packs and spotted the horses, a smile coming to her face as she put a hand out to stroke the closer of the two over its face.  "There there big fella.  You and your friend needn't worry anymore."  Whether or not the horses calmed down under her attempt to do so, Lara would go to the cart that was attached to the pair and look inside the covered wagon, smiling as she found their missing gear.  "Orrin, Bastel, I believe these are yours."