[He’s warm and surprisingly comfortable, Sae finding herself relaxing despite herself. Follow the river to...civilization? Probably? Or at least something with light.

When was the last time she’d seen sunlight...?]

I’m not supposed to. [Sae’s voice turns shy again] Outsiders aren’t supposed to know about it much... [Merchants came through once in a while, people invited. Letters were carried in and out, things traded. But outsiders never stayed long or they met grisly ends.]

Oh, but...I guess it doesn’t really matter now. [The place didn’t really exist anymore, after all. Still, she falls quiet for a long enough time that it might seem like she’s either fallen asleep or decided not to answer before she finally speaks up.]

It’s a quiet place... All God’s Village, deep in the mountains. We don’t ever get many visitors or anything, and I never left it before now. My family was the ruling family there... My father was in charge of overseeing everything. My sister and I... were really lucky...

[She trails off again and goes quiet.] It’s not very interesting, I’m sorry... I can’t compare it to anything else. I wasn’t allowed to leave, so... So I never experienced anything else.