Light slowly penerated the darkness, yet the eeriness of it all did not relent even bit. Slowly, the ground beneath my feet made and appearance as I proceeded forward, not sure what to expect but dreading it all the same.
>Rhea?
I called hoping I was not utterly alone in this strange plain.
>Right here, dear.
She assured, her voice an anchor that I needed again the turbulence of fear that was twisting and turning in my mind.
I took a deep breath of relief, my eyes catching more colour and light as the realm revealed itself, almost in pixels.
My leg touched velvet carpets and for a minute I froze. I knew the carpets, I knew them far too well. It should gave Brought forth nostalgia but it did no such thing.