Bram’s transition to this new place had been filled with questions in his mind at the reality of it all. No longer convinced he was dreaming and yet his body was restored. A few relationships from his old life tugged at him, but far stronger was the pull to explore this opportunity at a new start on his life.<br/><br/>His initial explorations had seemed to just indicate a different physical environment, but with the first meeting with others, to include some creatures fantastic, he quickly realized that the change was far more than he thought. In ways they resembled what he remembered of studies in history and explorations in fantasy. Various movies and games he had watched and played ran through his head at each new encounter.<br/><br/>At least they gave him a platform on which to base his new reality. He was glad he had grown up in an era where the wanderings of the mind had so many outlets. Still, the idea that these flights of fancy were now the norm was still something to overcome. But he was a fighter, in both a literal and figurative sense, and he would make a way for himself here.<br/><br/>As it was, he had already managed to acquire some clothes and items that allowed him to blend in. His own curious nature to those natives he encountered provided that opportunity. Gone were the bulk of the stuff he had arrived with. He clung on to just a handful of things from his old life. Things that could still be worth something here. Skills he had learned from his old life were still valuable, some of them incredibly so, but those were just a stepping-stone for what was to come.<br/><br/>Where he had found himself was harsh, but no more so than the nastier parts of Afghanistan. He had managed to do well enough to continue, despite it all. Still, something other than the meat he had traded for from the small caravan he had stumbled would have been good and what he spotted ahead could be the fix he was hoping for.<br/><br/>With a fixed point to guide him, he made his way to it, a certain need pushing him to make good time.